Follow Up on NC's Registered Unaffiliated Voters: Where Are They?

With some more data crunching, I have looked at the 100 counties and ranked order the percentage of registered unaffiliated voters in each. The below map demonstrates different percentages of unaffiliated voters in each county:

In breaking down the generational cohorts, there are some counties where Millennials are truly driving the rise of unaffiliated registered voter (in the state, an average of 40% of Millennials are registered unaffiliated):

	Registered Democratic	Registered Unaffiliated	Registered Republican	Registered Libertarian
TRANSYLVANIA	21%	54%	23%	1%
WATAUGA	25%	50%	23%	2%
HENDERSON	18%	50%	31%	1%
JACKSON	26%	50%	23%	1%
SWAIN	29%	50%	20%	1%
DARE	22%	49%	27%	2%
CURRITUCK	14%	48%	36%	1%
ORANGE	39%	48%	12%	1%
BUNCOMBE	33%	47%	18%	1%
MADISON	28%	47%	24%	1%
NEW HANOVER	28%	47%	24%	1%
MACON	18%	47%	34%	1%
CAMDEN	21%	46%	32%	1%
CLAY	17%	46%	36%	1%
POLK	22%	45%	31%	1%
CARTERET	17%	45%	37%	1%
ALLEGHANY	21%	45%	32%	1%
ONSLOW	21%	45%	33%	1%
BURKE	24%	45%	31%	1%
WAKE	34%	44%	21%	1%
MCDOWELL	19%	44%	36%	1%
CHEROKEE	17%	44%	38%	1%
MOORE	21%	44%	34%	1%
HAYWOOD	26%	44%	29%	1%
CHATHAM	32%	43%	23%	1%
BRUNSWICK	25%	43%	31%	1%
ASHE	20%	43%	36%	1%
CATAWBA	23%	42%	34%	1%
LEE	32%	42%	25%	1%
DAVIE	16%	42%	41%	1%
PERQUIMANS	33%	41%	25%	1%
IREDELL	23%	41%	35%	1%
HYDE	40%	41%	19%	0%
ALEXANDER	18%	41%	40%	1%
LINCOLN	18%	41%	40%	1%
CUMBERLAND	39%	41%	19%	1%
PERSON	35%	40%	24%	1%
CABARRUS	28%	40%	31%	1%
State	35%	40%	24%	1%
GASTON	28%	40%	31%	1%
HOKE	36%	40%	22%	1%
YADKIN	15%	40%	44%	1%
SURRY	21%	40%	39%	0%
PENDER	26%	40%	33%	1%
CRAVEN	28%	40%	32%	1%
DURHAM	50%	40%	10%	1%
JOHNSTON	25%	40%	34%	1%
RANDOLPH	17%	39%	42%	1%
YANCEY	28%	39%	32%	1%
ALAMANCE	33%	39%	27%	1%
WILKES	17%	39%	43%	1%
DAVIDSON	21%	39%	39%	1%
STOKES	17%	39%	43%	1%
PASQUOTANK	43%	39%	17%	1%
AVERY	13%	39%	47%	1%
HARNETT	27%	39%	32%	1%
UNION	24%	39%	36%	1%
RUTHERFORD	24%	39%	36%	1%
FORSYTH	39%	38%	22%	1%
TYRRELL	41%	38%	20%	1%
ROWAN	29%	38%	32%	1%
MECKLENBURG	42%	38%	19%	1%
MITCHELL	10%	38%	51%	1%
PAMLICO	30%	38%	32%	1%
CALDWELL	21%	37%	40%	2%
STANLY	22%	37%	40%	1%
MONTGOMERY	35%	37%	27%	1%
CLEVELAND	32%	37%	31%	1%
JONES	36%	36%	27%	1%
BEAUFORT	33%	36%	30%	1%
GUILFORD	46%	36%	17%	1%
CASWELL	37%	36%	27%	0%
FRANKLIN	36%	36%	27%	1%
COLUMBUS	44%	36%	20%	0%
GRANVILLE	41%	36%	23%	1%
PITT	39%	36%	24%	1%
RICHMOND	45%	36%	19%	0%
BLADEN	48%	35%	16%	0%
GRAHAM	23%	35%	42%	1%
ROCKINGHAM	30%	35%	34%	1%
WAYNE	36%	35%	28%	1%
SCOTLAND	50%	34%	16%	0%
GATES	43%	34%	22%	1%
CHOWAN	39%	33%	27%	0%
GREENE	45%	33%	21%	0%
DUPLIN	39%	33%	27%	1%
ROBESON	53%	32%	14%	1%
WILSON	47%	31%	21%	1%
SAMPSON	36%	31%	32%	1%
MARTIN	47%	29%	23%	0%
LENOIR	46%	29%	25%	1%
HALIFAX	59%	29%	12%	1%
NASH	47%	28%	24%	1%
WASHINGTON	57%	28%	15%	1%
NORTHAMPTON	61%	28%	12%	0%
VANCE	59%	27%	14%	1%
ANSON	62%	25%	13%	0%
HERTFORD	66%	24%	9%	0%
WARREN	64%	24%	11%	0%
BERTIE	63%	23%	13%	0%
EDGECOMBE	64%	20%	15%	0%

In comparison, only 24 percent of Baby Boomers state-wide are registered unaffiliated:

CURRITUCK	25%	39%	36%	0%
TRANSYLVANIA	29%	36%	35%	0%
HENDERSON	25%	36%	39%	0%
POLK	31%	34%	35%	0%
DARE	34%	33%	32%	0%
BRUNSWICK	28%	33%	39%	0%
CAMDEN	38%	32%	30%	0%
CLAY	26%	32%	42%	0%
CHATHAM	44%	30%	26%	0%
MACON	29%	29%	41%	0%
MOORE	29%	29%	42%	0%
CARTERET	27%	29%	44%	0%
BUNCOMBE	43%	29%	28%	0%
ONSLOW	32%	28%	39%	0%
CHEROKEE	29%	28%	43%	0%
WATAUGA	31%	28%	41%	0%
PERQUIMANS	44%	28%	28%	0%
JACKSON	43%	28%	29%	0%
ORANGE	54%	28%	18%	0%
WAKE	41%	27%	32%	0%
NEW HANOVER	36%	27%	37%	0%
MCDOWELL	34%	27%	38%	0%
SWAIN	44%	27%	29%	0%
IREDELL	28%	27%	45%	0%
MADISON	47%	27%	27%	0%
HAYWOOD	43%	26%	31%	0%
UNION	28%	26%	46%	0%
BURKE	37%	26%	37%	0%
PASQUOTANK	50%	26%	24%	0%
LINCOLN	29%	26%	45%	0%
CATAWBA	26%	26%	48%	0%
CABARRUS	32%	25%	42%	0%
PENDER	36%	25%	38%	0%
CRAVEN	39%	25%	36%	0%
PAMLICO	43%	25%	32%	0%
MITCHELL	11%	25%	64%	0%
DAVIE	20%	25%	55%	0%
MECKLENBURG	46%	25%	30%	0%
ROWAN	31%	24%	45%	0%
RUTHERFORD	38%	24%	37%	0%
State	42%	24%	34%	0%
AVERY	13%	24%	63%	0%
CALDWELL	28%	24%	48%	0%
GASTON	34%	24%	42%	0%
ALEXANDER	29%	24%	47%	0%
ASHE	33%	24%	43%	0%
YANCEY	41%	24%	35%	0%
JOHNSTON	36%	23%	41%	0%
ALLEGHANY	41%	23%	35%	0%
CHOWAN	52%	23%	25%	0%
PERSON	51%	23%	26%	0%
STANLY	31%	23%	46%	0%
ROCKINGHAM	42%	23%	35%	0%
LEE	47%	23%	30%	0%
TYRRELL	64%	22%	13%	0%
RANDOLPH	23%	22%	54%	0%
DURHAM	61%	22%	16%	0%
FRANKLIN	46%	22%	31%	0%
ALAMANCE	41%	22%	36%	0%
BEAUFORT	45%	22%	33%	0%
FORSYTH	43%	22%	35%	0%
GRAHAM	34%	22%	44%	0%
YADKIN	18%	22%	60%	0%
CUMBERLAND	52%	22%	26%	0%
HYDE	64%	22%	14%	0%
HOKE	59%	22%	19%	0%
BLADEN	64%	21%	15%	0%
GATES	61%	21%	18%	0%
DAVIDSON	28%	21%	50%	0%
CLEVELAND	45%	21%	33%	0%
GRANVILLE	53%	21%	25%	0%
DUPLIN	51%	21%	27%	0%
SURRY	36%	21%	43%	0%
SCOTLAND	63%	21%	16%	0%
GUILFORD	46%	21%	33%	0%
HARNETT	43%	21%	36%	0%
JONES	56%	20%	24%	0%
STOKES	29%	20%	51%	0%
MONTGOMERY	48%	20%	32%	0%
CASWELL	58%	20%	23%	0%
RICHMOND	61%	19%	20%	0%
PITT	54%	19%	27%	0%
GREENE	64%	19%	17%	0%
WILKES	26%	19%	55%	0%
COLUMBUS	64%	18%	18%	0%
WAYNE	49%	18%	34%	0%
HALIFAX	70%	17%	12%	0%
WASHINGTON	71%	17%	12%	0%
NASH	53%	16%	31%	0%
WILSON	57%	16%	26%	0%
LENOIR	60%	16%	24%	0%
MARTIN	66%	15%	19%	0%
WARREN	70%	15%	15%	0%
BERTIE	75%	15%	10%	0%
VANCE	71%	14%	15%	0%
ANSON	72%	14%	14%	0%
SAMPSON	48%	14%	38%	0%
NORTHAMPTON	77%	13%	10%	0%
HERTFORD	77%	13%	10%	0%
ROBESON	74%	13%	13%	0%
EDGECOMBE	75%	9%	16%	0%

As the "bridge" generation between Millennials and Baby Boomers, Generation Xers have 31 percent of their cohort registered unaffiliated:

TRANSYLVANIA	23%	43%	33%	1%
CURRITUCK	17%	42%	40%	1%
HENDERSON	20%	42%	38%	1%
DARE	26%	41%	32%	1%
WATAUGA	24%	40%	36%	1%
BUNCOMBE	36%	39%	24%	1%
ORANGE	45%	38%	16%	1%
POLK	25%	38%	37%	1%
CAMDEN	25%	38%	37%	1%
CLAY	23%	38%	39%	1%
MADISON	36%	37%	26%	1%
JACKSON	36%	37%	26%	0%
SWAIN	37%	37%	25%	0%
NEW HANOVER	30%	37%	33%	1%
CHATHAM	35%	37%	27%	1%
MCDOWELL	23%	36%	40%	0%
WAKE	37%	36%	27%	1%
CARTERET	19%	36%	44%	1%
MACON	22%	36%	42%	1%
BRUNSWICK	27%	35%	38%	0%
BURKE	26%	35%	38%	0%
HAYWOOD	32%	35%	32%	1%
MOORE	22%	35%	42%	1%
ONSLOW	25%	35%	39%	1%
CABARRUS	30%	33%	36%	1%
IREDELL	23%	33%	44%	0%
PASQUOTANK	41%	33%	25%	1%
PERQUIMANS	38%	33%	29%	1%
ALLEGHANY	32%	33%	35%	0%
UNION	24%	33%	43%	0%
LINCOLN	21%	33%	46%	0%
PERSON	39%	32%	28%	0%
ALEXANDER	23%	32%	45%	0%
PENDER	26%	32%	41%	1%
CATAWBA	23%	32%	45%	0%
MITCHELL	8%	32%	60%	0%
ASHE	24%	32%	44%	0%
MECKLENBURG	45%	31%	23%	0%
State	37%	31%	31%	0%
GASTON	28%	31%	40%	0%
DAVIE	16%	31%	52%	0%
RUTHERFORD	29%	31%	39%	1%
LEE	37%	31%	32%	0%
AVERY	9%	31%	59%	0%
CHEROKEE	25%	31%	44%	1%
ROWAN	26%	31%	43%	0%
HOKE	46%	31%	23%	0%
CALDWELL	22%	31%	47%	1%
STANLY	24%	31%	45%	0%
CRAVEN	31%	30%	38%	0%
DURHAM	57%	30%	12%	0%
TYRRELL	54%	30%	16%	0%
SURRY	24%	30%	45%	0%
CUMBERLAND	45%	30%	25%	0%
RANDOLPH	18%	30%	52%	0%
JOHNSTON	28%	30%	42%	1%
FORSYTH	40%	30%	30%	0%
ALAMANCE	36%	30%	34%	0%
ROCKINGHAM	33%	29%	37%	0%
DAVIDSON	22%	29%	48%	0%
HARNETT	33%	29%	37%	1%
GUILFORD	45%	29%	26%	0%
STOKES	20%	29%	51%	0%
GATES	44%	29%	27%	0%
FRANKLIN	37%	29%	34%	1%
BLADEN	53%	28%	18%	0%
YANCEY	34%	28%	37%	0%
PAMLICO	35%	28%	36%	1%
YADKIN	14%	28%	57%	0%
WILKES	19%	28%	52%	0%
SCOTLAND	54%	28%	18%	0%
CLEVELAND	36%	28%	36%	0%
MONTGOMERY	42%	27%	31%	0%
GRANVILLE	44%	27%	28%	0%
BEAUFORT	36%	27%	36%	0%
CASWELL	45%	27%	28%	0%
DUPLIN	43%	27%	30%	0%
RICHMOND	53%	26%	21%	0%
JONES	43%	26%	31%	0%
CHOWAN	45%	26%	28%	0%
COLUMBUS	53%	26%	21%	0%
PITT	46%	26%	28%	0%
WAYNE	40%	25%	35%	0%
GRAHAM	30%	25%	45%	0%
GREENE	54%	24%	21%	0%
HYDE	57%	24%	17%	1%
WILSON	50%	23%	27%	0%
MARTIN	55%	22%	23%	0%
HALIFAX	64%	22%	14%	0%
LENOIR	51%	21%	28%	0%
ROBESON	65%	21%	14%	0%
NASH	49%	21%	30%	0%
SAMPSON	39%	21%	39%	0%
ANSON	64%	20%	16%	0%
VANCE	64%	19%	16%	0%
WASHINGTON	67%	18%	15%	0%
NORTHAMPTON	72%	18%	10%	0%
HERTFORD	71%	17%	12%	0%
WARREN	71%	17%	12%	0%
BERTIE	71%	17%	12%	0%
EDGECOMBE	67%	14%	19%	0%