Pennsylvania Voter Registration

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As of now there are:

8.231.745 registered voters, of which

4.044.952 are Democrats (49.14%)
3.215.478 are Republicans (39.06%)
971.315 are Ind. or from other parties (11.80%)

Compared with November 2006:

8.182.876 registered voters, of which

3.900.685 are Democrats (47.67%)
3.300.894 are Republicans (40.34%)
981.297 are Ind. or from other parties (11.99%)


Compared with November 2004:

8.366.663 registered voters, of which

3.985.486 are Democrats (47.64%)
3.405.278 are Republicans (40.70%)
975.899 are Ind. or from other parties (11.66%)


Compared with November 2002:

7.835.775 registered voters, of which

3.768.316 are Democrats (48.09%)
3.235.172 are Republicans (41.29%)
832.287 are Ind. or from other parties (10.62%)

Compared with November 2000:

7.781.997 registered voters, of which

3.736.304 are Democrats (48.01%)
3.250.764 are Republicans (41.77%)
794.929 are Ind. or from other parties (10.22%)

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I guess "as of now" is as of the last update a few months ago? It's terrible that we're under 40% and it's only going to get worse because of this primary. 37% maybe?

as of now = as of yesterday

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The numbers are increasing - From First Read:

MASSIVE FINAL-DAY REGISTRATION IN PA

PHILADELPHIA -- While a final number may not be available for a few weeks, the Pennsylvania Department of State has released an update on the number of people registered to vote in the April 22 Democratic primary here. And it shows a massive registration effort on the final day of eligibility.

The state now has 4,119,213 registered Democrats. Since March 24, the last day of eligibility for the primary election, the state has received 33,281 new Democratic registrations and 45,977 party changes to the Democratic Party. The secretary of state’s office is still accepting new registrations and party switches that were postmarked by the deadline.

State officials said the activity on the final day was intense, and these new numbers likely include large swaths of registrations that were collected by both the Obama and Clinton campaigns and submitted just before the deadline.

Since the first of the year, the state has received 101,499 new Democratic applications and 132,688 switches to the Democratic Party.

By contrast, the Republican Party in Pennsylvania now stands at 3,197,586 people. Only 32,191 citizens have joined the Republican roles and 13,937 have switched to the GOP since January 1.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/31/844803.aspx

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Registration is now as followed:

DEM - 49,81%
GOP - 38,66%
IND - 11,53%

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It has finally happened. As of yesterday, Montgomery county, PA is now officially a Democratic county - http://www.kyw1060.com/Montco-Swings-from-Red-to-Blue-For-This-Primary/1950555


Oh, and Centre county (home of Penn State's main campus) has made the switch, too.

This probably means Democrats are now at more than 50% statewide ...

[Tender Branson]

It has finally happened. As of yesterday, Montgomery county, PA is now officially a Democratic county - http://www.kyw1060.com/Montco-Swings-from-Red-to-Blue-For-This-Primary/1950555


Oh, and Centre county (home of Penn State's main campus) has made the switch, too.

This probably means Democrats are now at more than 50% statewide ...

Eh, we'll get some people back ...

Eh, no.

"In the two months since Pennsylvania's April 22 primary, Democrats have added more voters than Republicans in all but five of the state's 67 counties and increased their statewide lead by 40,566 voters by the end of last week.

Republicans have lost nearly 1,500 registered voters since the primary.

The trend is especially pronounced in Philadelphia's suburbs, where Democratic leads acquired in Montgomery and Bucks Counties in the primary season have already grown. In Montgomery County, Democratic Commissioner Joseph M. Hoeffel III reacted with some glee to numbers that showed his party had increased its advantage from 10,001 voters on April 22 to 13,784 as of yesterday.

"It should humble some of the braggarts of the Republican Party," he said, "and confirm that the county is changing."

The continuing Democratic groundswell appears to challenge the notion that the primary voter rolls were distorted by Republican stalwarts who made a temporary switch to affect the Democratic outcome. If Republicans who crossed over to vote in the Democratic primary are returning to the fold, their numbers appear to be subsumed by Democratic gains."

Link

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Latest figures (September 29)

8.548.580 registered voters, of which

4.357.663 are Democrats (50.98%)
3.207.728 are Republicans (37.52%)
983.189 are Ind. or from other parties (11.50%)

Compared with the 2008 primary (April 17)

8.328.123 registered voters, of which

4.200.109 are Democrats (50.43%)
3.186.057 are Republicans (38.26%)
941.957 are Ind. or from other parties (11.31%)

Compared with November 2006:

8.182.876 registered voters, of which

3.900.685 are Democrats (47.67%)
3.300.894 are Republicans (40.34%)
981.297 are Ind. or from other parties (11.99%)


Compared with November 2004:

8.366.663 registered voters, of which

3.985.486 are Democrats (47.64%)
3.405.278 are Republicans (40.70%)
975.899 are Ind. or from other parties (11.66%)


Compared with November 2002:

7.835.775 registered voters, of which

3.768.316 are Democrats (48.09%)
3.235.172 are Republicans (41.29%)
832.287 are Ind. or from other parties (10.62%)

Compared with November 2000:

7.781.997 registered voters, of which

3.736.304 are Democrats (48.01%)
3.250.764 are Republicans (41.77%)
794.929 are Ind. or from other parties (10.22%)