Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew on Monday released the certified numbers of registered voters for the county, and it has decreased from 83,174 in October 2008 to 78,752 now.

That is a drop of 4,422 voters, or about a 5 percent decline.

Here are the numbers of registered voters by political party from 2008 and 2012:

• Democrats: 29,144; 27,194 (decrease of 1,950).

• Republicans: 24,362; 22,706 (decrease of 1,656).

• Unaffiliated: 28,816; 28,028 (decrease of 788).

• Libertarian: 754; 759 (increase of 5)

• Reform: 101; 52 (decrease of 49)

• Americans Elect: (didn’t exist in 2008); 13.

If you want to beat the crowd on Election Day, which is Nov. 6, advance voting continues this week amid seasonable weather.

Here’s the schedule for advance voting this week:

• Douglas County Courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts streets: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Additional hours at the courthouse will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The last time for advance voting at the courthouse is 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Nov. 5.

• Brandon Woods Smith Center, 4730 Brandon Woods Terrace: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

• Building 21 at Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

• Drive Room at Kansas University Burge Union, 1601 Irving Hill Road: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

• Lecompton City Hall, Eudora Recreation Center and Baldwin City Fire Department: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.