LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - With only days to go before Nebraska's primary election, new figures from the Secretary of State show a shift in the state's voter registration.

Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Neal Erickson says the number of Nebraska voters registered as Democrats has increased by nearly 14,000 in recent months. Meanwhile, the number of registered Republicans decreased by nearly 5,000 in the same period from mid-January to Monday.

Erickson says voter interest in this year's presidential election likely explains the shift.

Erickson says overall registration increased nearly by nearly 7,300, to nearly 1.2 million registered voters. Republicans account for about 49 percent, Democrats 33 percent, and independents 17 percent.