By the numbers: Florida's pool of voters approaches 12 million
Florida's ever-expanding pool of eligible voters for the election is now close to 12 million people: 11,931,533, to be exact. That's the number as of the Oct. 6 book closing.
A few other statistics from the Florida voter file:
* Democrats outnumber Republicans statewide by 455,946, and voters of no party affiliation continue to grow at a much faster rate than either of the two major parties. NPA voters number nearly 2.8 million and represent 23.2 percent of all voters.
* Miami-Dade, the state's largest county, has the most Republicans and Democrats and has 1.3 million voters. Dade also has the highest percentage of NPA voters of all large ecounties, 27.9 percent. Orange is a close second at 27.2 percent.
* Statewide, African-American voters total 13.5 percent of the total, up one-half of a percentage point from 2010. Broward has more black voters than any other county (243,132). Hispanics make up 14.6 percent of the Florida electorate, up from 12.7 percent in 2010. Combined, there are 461,211 more black and Hispanic voters today than there were in the 2010 general election.
* Pinellas and Hillsborough have more registered Libertarian Party voters than any other county. But statewide, Libertarians account for only 23,665 voters in Florida. More than twice as many voters (49,112) belong to The Independence Party.
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/by-the-numbers-floridas-pool-of-voters-approaches-12-million/2203553
The composition of the electorate has more African Americans and Hispanic voters relative to 2010. This should help Charlie Crist.
