Republicans earned the benefit of registering nearly half a million voters in Florida, according to data released by the state and updated on Tuesday.
Florida has 5,311,365 registered Republican voters compared to just 4,815,215 registered Democrats. according to Republicans lead by 496,150 in the Florida constituency. Florida’s registrant Republican numbers have increased since 2020, but the number of registered Democrats has fallen by 500,739 over the same period. (Related: How Ron DeSantis won the Republican Party in the House)
Despite Florida’s rapidly growing population, the number of Democrats is declining and the net immigration rate is 1.9% It will have a population of 318,855 in 2022, the highest in the United States according to the National Association of Realtors. Amid this increase, the decline in Democratic support means future voters are choosing to either register as a Republican or stay independent and stay out of the Democratic Party.
Florida Voter Registration Edge:
December 2018: 🔵 Dem +257,175
December 2019: 🔵 Dem +225,115
December 2020: 🔵 Dem +97,215
December 2021: 🔴GOP +43,101
June 2023: 🔴GOP +496,150
Net income since December 2020: GOP +593,365https://t.co/PCqkPPCddA pic.twitter.com/6DR6Is3CYg
— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) June 20, 2023
Other parties have also observed modest increases in registered voter numbers, with smaller parties winning about 50,000 voters since 2020 and the number of independent voters increasing by 212,000.
Democrats have struggled to win elections across Florida, with Democrats losing the state in the past two presidential elections, the last two gubernatorial and senatorial elections, and even a cabinet election. and the Cabinet lost its last Democrat when he was on the Agriculture Commissioner. Nikki Freed’s term expired earlier this year. Here are the Cook Partisan Vote Index (CPVI) ratings for the state, which scores states based on voting habits: R+3.
As a joke, in March Republicans in the Florida legislature introduced The Ultimate Cancellation Act, which effectively unregisters the Democratic Party from the state. “No plan. Nothing. It’s just a state of suspended animation and confusion.” Said Florida Democratic operative of the state party to the Washington Post in January.
John Morgan, a major contributor to Florida’s Democratic Party, told the Post, “There are really no democrats with money or willingness in Florida.”
While the Democrats have waned, the Republicans have increased their grip on Florida politics and now hold all of the statewide positions, winning by a wide margin. 2022 Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis won Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was re-elected by a margin of 19.4%, receiving more than 1.5 million votes. won Re-elected by the same margin.
Large numbers of registered voters are seen as advantageous for political parties, who use registration data to plan voting campaigns and deploy resources more effectively. In-state voter registration benefits increase the chances of political parties attracting more voters and winning statewide public office. according to to the Tallahassee Democratic Party.
Florida Democrats did not respond to requests for comment.
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