{"id":2319876,"date":"2024-08-06T09:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-voter-registrations-decrease-greater-than-total-additions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:13:19","slug":"democrats-voter-registrations-decrease-greater-than-total-additions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-voter-registrations-decrease-greater-than-total-additions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats\u2019 voter registrations decrease greater than total additions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-voter-registrations-decrease-greater-than-total-additions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In North Carolina, recent voter registration statistics reveal a notable decline in registered Democrats, exceeding the overall increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fridays-fun-fraud-fact-mysterious-spike-in-incomplete-nv-voter-registrations-13372-with-invalid-birthdates-and-casinos-and-temporary-rv-parks-as-a-home-address\/\" title=\"FRIDAY&#039;S FUN FRAUD FACT: Mysterious Spike in Incomplete NV Voter Registrations - 13,372 with Invalid Birthdates and Casinos and Temporary RV Parks as a Home Address\">voter registrations<\/a> \u2064since the 2020 \u2064presidential election. \u200bWhile total registrations rose by 218,319 \u200cto over 7.3\u2064 million, registered Democrats decreased by\u200b 222,487, now totaling just over 2.4 million.\u2064 In contrast, unaffiliated voter registrations grew by 391,989, making up 37.5% of the electorate, \u2063while\u2062 Republicans saw an increase\u200d of 35,001, reaching \u200dnearly 30%. Historical trends indicate a consistent decline in Democratic registrations over the past two decades,\u200b with a shift towards unaffiliated \u200cvoters. As the state heads towards critical elections, these trends suggest challenges for Democrats, particularly as\u2064 North Carolina has largely voted Republican in presidential contests in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-blasted-for-huge-funds-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Blasted For Huge Funds Reopening Schools\">recent decades<\/a>, albeit\u200c with \u2064Democratic victories in gubernatorial races. Election\u200d Day is approaching, with significant voter registration implications\u2063 for the upcoming primaries and general elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats&rsquo; voter registrations decrease greater than total additions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724015\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Registered Democrats by North Carolina voter registration have decreased by a number larger than the increase in overall registrations since the last presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris defeated incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence on Nov. 7, 2020, the state&rsquo;s total registrations were more than 7.3 million. It&rsquo;s up 218,319 since, less than 18,000 from 7.6 million for what is considered one of seven battleground states in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Those registered as Democrats are down 222,487 in the same time, to just over 2.4 million. The unaffiliated voting bloc has climbed 391,989 and Republicans are up 35,001, according to the State Board of Elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a state of 10.8 million population, unaffiliated voters make up 37.5% of the voter registrations, Democrats 31.7% and Republicans 29.9%.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Old Party was below 30% at the 2018 midterms (29.8%), 30.3% at the November 2020 election and 30% at the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>For Democrats, it&rsquo;s been a two decades trend. On Jan. 1, 2004, the state&rsquo;s more than 5 million voters were 47.6% registered Democrats, 34.4% Republicans and 17.7% unaffiliated. The unaffiliated percentage has increased at every two-year November election since, the Democrats have decreased at each, and Republicans&rsquo; percentage has steadily come down with just two of the nine occasions modestly higher than the previous two-year marks.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/RegStat\/Results\/?date=08%2F03%2F2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>data is released at the end<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of each week.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsbe.gov\/voting\/upcoming-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>13 weeks away on Nov. 5<\/strong><\/a>. Tuesday marks 91 days away, with 32 days until absentee by mail ballots go out Sept. 6, and 72 days until in-person early voting begins on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-switching-over-to-gop-in-pennsylvania-at-double-the-rate-of-republicans\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrats are switching to the GOP twice as fast as Republicans\">voter registration trends<\/a>, a longer historical pattern suggests the state votes Republican for president, and Democrat for governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">lieutenant governor<\/a> and attorney general. Exceptions are rare in the last half century.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic presidential candidates since Lyndon B. Johnson&rsquo;s 1964 triumph have only won the state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Presidential_voting_trends_in_North_Carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>twice in the last 14 cycles<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&ndash; Jimmy Carter in 1976, and Barack Obama in 2008. Each failed to win the state four years later.<\/p>\n<p>Since&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.org\/former-governors\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daniel Lindsay Scott Russell&rsquo;s 1897-1901 tenure<\/strong><\/a>, the governor&rsquo;s office has had a Democrat every year sans Baptist Oliver Max Gardner (1929-33), and Republicans James Holshouser (1973-77), Jim Martin (1985-93) and Pat McCrory (2013-16).<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some states, lieutenant governors are not coupled with governors as a ticket. Yet, there&rsquo;s been just three Republicans since Russell closed the 19th century &ndash; Robinson and Dan Forest the last 12 years, and Jim Gardner (1989-93) more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolana.com\/NC\/Governors\/lt_governors_nc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>last Democrat to win lieutenant governor<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;was Walter Dalton in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>James Carson (1974-75) is the only Republican since Robert Douglas (1900-01) to be attorney general.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naag.org\/attorneys-general\/past-attorneys-general\/north-carolina-former-attorneys-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sixteen different Democrats<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;have held the position since the beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/electoral-college\/allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>16 electoral college votes<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and is considered one of seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-stalls-on-two-approves-constitution-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina election board stalls on two, approves Constitution Party - Washington Examiner\">key battleground states representing 93 electoral college votes<\/a>. The others are Pennsylvania (19), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (six).<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724015\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724015\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats&#8217; voter registrations in North Carolina have declined more than the overall increase in registrations since the last presidential election, according to The Center Square. Following the victory of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump and Mike Pence on November 7, 2020, total voter registrations in the state rose by 218,319 to over 7.3 million. However, registered Democrats fell by 222,487 during this period, bringing their total to just above 2.4 million. In contrast, unaffiliated voters increased by 391,989 and Republicans saw a rise of 35,001 as reported by the State Board of Elections. With a population of approximately 10.8 million in North Carolina, unaffiliated voters now represent 37.5% of registered voters; Democrats account for 31.7%, while Republicans make up 29.9%. The Republican Party&#8217;s share was below 30% during the midterm elections in both 2018 (29.8%) and at various points since then.<\/p>\n<p>This trend has been evident for two decades: back on January 1, 2004, out of more than five million voters in North Carolina\u201447.6% were registered Democrats compared to just over a third who were Republicans (34.4%), with unaffiliated voters at about17%. Since then, every two-year election has seen an increase in unaffiliated voter registration while Democratic numbers have consistently decreased; Republican percentages have also generally declined but with occasional slight increases.<\/p>\n<p>As Election Day approaches\u2014just under three months away on November5\u2014voter registration data is updated weekly with absentee ballots set to be mailed out starting September6 and early voting beginning October17.<\/p>\n<p>Historically speaking, North Carolina tends to vote Republican for president while favoring Democrats for governor and other statewide offices\u2014a pattern that has held true for most of the past fifty years with few exceptions noted since Lyndon B.Johnson\u2019s presidency when only two Democratic candidates won: Jimmy Carter (1976) and Barack Obama (2008), both losing their subsequent bids four years later.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of statewide offices like governor or lieutenant governor\u2014which are not elected as paired tickets\u2014there have been only three Republican lieutenant governors since Daniel Lindsay Scott Russell&#8217;s term from1897-1901; Walter Dalton was the last Democrat elected as lieutenant governor back in2008.<br \/>\nThe state holds16 electoral college votes among seven critical battleground states that collectively represent93 electoral votes including Pennsylvania(19), Georgia(16), Michigan(15), Arizona(11), Wisconsin(10)and Nevada(six)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris_Trump_Election_Debates_667.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,33017,6431,32076],"class_list":["post-2319876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-political-analysis","tag-voter-registration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris_Trump_Election_Debates_667.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}