April 18, 2008

Democrats gain 170,000 voters in California

Democratic Party registration is soaring in California this spring, according to the latest figures from Secretary of State Debra Bowen, while Republican numbers are slipping and even the momentum for "decline to state" seems to be slowing.

Since January, Democratic numbers have climbed from 6.75 million voters to 6.92 million, an increase of about 170,000. Republican numbers have dropped from 5.3 million to 5.2 million. Decline to states were at 3.04 million in January; as of April 4 they were at 3.07 million.

As a percentage of the electorate, Democrats rose from 42.95 percent to 43.54 percent. Republicans fell from 33.28 percent to 32.84 percent. Decline to state voters fell slightly, from 19.37 to 19.31.

Posted by dweintraub on April 18, 2008 5:08 PM