Registered voters hit record high in Pennsylvania
Monday, October 13th, 2008 at 6:03 pm - by Matt Campbell. Filed under: Politics.
As of the latest count, there are 8.7 million registered voters in Pennsylvania topping the previous peak of 8.3 million voters set in 2004.
The voter registration deadline in Pennsylvania was October 6th, but some counties are still counting new registrations. The Associated Press says the final total won’t be known till later this month. The Democrats saw an increase of new members over the past four years and now have a 1.2 million voter edge over republicans.
Oct 2008
Democrats = 4.4 million
Republicans = 3.2 million
Nov 2004
Democrats = 3.9 million
Republicans = 3.4 million
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Dems gain 500,000
Republicans lose 200,000
The voter registration deadline in New Jersey is Tuesday, Oct 14th
The voter registration deadline in Delaware was this past Saturday, Oct 11th
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