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Axios 5 hours ago
A first look for Axios readers: Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia has a detailed map of where Democrats and Republicans are ahead in party registration among voters.
Why it matters, from Rhodes Cook: "The Democrats approach this falls midterm elections with an advantage in one key aspect of the political process their strength in states where voters register by party."
Key numbers: Among the 31 states (plus D.C.) with party registration, there are nearly 12 million more registered Democrats than Republicans.
40% of all voters in party registration states are Democrats, 29% are Republicans, and 28% are independents.
In 19 states (plus D.C.) there are more registered Democrats; in the remaining 12 there are more registered Republicans.
This can make all the difference. A quick look back to 2016 shows Trump won 11 of those 12 states with more Republican registered voters.
https://www.axios.com/democrats-crush-republican-party-registration-2018-midterms-872f7ad2-7a3b-4f7c-97b0-8070448e2df4.html
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)LonePirate
(13,386 posts)Plus, TX is not included in the states that were counted/studied.
Aristus
(66,087 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)democratic and they have the most at risk if we don't take back our country. Here in Illinois-13th, we hope to have an additional 25,000 18yr and above registered with a possibility of twice that number in defeating the worthless republican Rodney Davis. Imagine if we can 5 million new under 25 voters for November election. That impact alone would drive a blue wave.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)it's making sure they get to the polls and actually vote.
In 2012, there were around 150 million registered voters and the number had been fairly level for years before that. By 2016, however, the number of registered voters shot up to around 200 million. However, actually voters only increased by about 8 million. So, only an 8 million increase in actual voters from an increase of 50 million more registered.
In 2012, about 86% of registered voters actually voted. In 2016, it was only 69%.
Demovictory9
(32,320 posts)msongs
(67,193 posts)more senate seats plus run the state houses plus a handful of house members too
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)Is the 12 million difference between Democrats & Republicans an increase from 2016? Has a state swung from having more Republicans to having more Democrats? Are Kentucky, West Virginia and Louisiana going Democratic?
I don't see anything like that?