CONCORD, N.H.—Sixty-one percent of registered voters cast ballots in New Hampshire's presidential primary.
Secretary of State William Gardner released final numbers on Monday, saying record numbers voted in each primary. The 241,039 Republican ballots cast surpassed the party's record of 239,523 set in 2000. The 288,503 ballots cast in the Democratic primary broke the record set in 2004 of 221,309.
Gardner said the new list of voter registration includes 270,967 Republicans, 258,556 Democrats and 342,200 independents. On primary day, 529,542 out of 871,723 voters cast ballots.
Independents comprise the largest group of registered voters at 39 percent followed by Republicans at 31 percent and Democrats at 30 percent. Voting day figures show that 57 percent of registered independents voted. Of the independents, or undeclared voters, 62 percent cast ballots in the Democratic primary and 38 percent voted Republican.
A total of 63,650 people registered at the polls.
