Palm Beach, Martin & Indian River’s Voter Registration Changes – March 5th, 2024
Bottom Line: 2022's record setting election cycle for Republicans in Florida has changed the entire political perception of it. No longer the ultimate swing state, we’re now viewed as a red state. The state’s latest voter registration information reflected the continued surge in Republican momentum in Florida during 2023’s off-election year along with continued issues for Florida’s Democrats who continue to see significant declines in registered voters. While we’re still waiting for the Florida Division of Elections to release the first aggregated voter registration information of this presidential election year, we do know where local voter registration changes stand.
The record performance for Republicans in 2022’s midterm elections wouldn’t have been possible if not for the flipping of two of Florida’s three largest counties - Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. While Palm Beach County broke for the entire Republican cabinet for the first-time ever, Democrats still held a large voter registration advantage over Republicans on Election Day. What we saw during last year’s non-election year (and through January) was a continuation of that trend.
At the peak of the Democrat voter registration advantage in Palm Beach County Democrats held an advantage of 138,400 voters. Democrats now hold an advantage of only 55,269 voters. Republicans have reduced the Democrats’ advantage by another 2,546 voters over the past month. The local trend continues to mirror the state’s overall trend as Democrats have lost ground to Republicans every month for over a year.
- In Martin County Republicans now hold an advantage of 35,111 voters, an increase of 631 net of Democrats over the past month
- In Indian River County Republicans currently hold an advantage of 30,500 voters, an increase of 555 net of Democrats over the past month
Yes, Florida’s red counties generally have been becoming “redder”, however the biggest storyline continues to be Florida’s blue counties becoming far less blue with Palm Beach County representing ground zero for that storyline.