GOP gains ground: Erie County Democrats have slimmest voter registration edge in decades [View all]

Democrats in Erie County entered the May 20 primary election with their lowest voter registration numbers since 1994, state election data shows.

Republicans, by contrast, had their highest registration numbers in at least four decades.

As of May 20, the number of registered Democrats in the county totaled 76,842, a drop from 86,462 in 2021, the last time that mayoral and county executive candidates were on the primary election ballot.

Registered Republicans jumped from 66,976 in 2021 to 70,679 ahead of the May 20 primary.



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