Palm Beach County’s Voter Registration Changes – February 2023
Bottom Line: November’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. As I highlighted yesterday the state’s latest voter registration information reflecting changes in voter rolls for the entirety of 2022, showed the surge in Republican momentum in Florida didn’t end with Election Day, nor did the issues for Florida’s Democrats. In fact, Florida’s latest voter registration information suggests the issues accelerated after it with Democrat defections in November and December happening at a rate which are the fastest yet. But what about what’s happening closest to home?
The record performance in November’s elections for Republicans wouldn’t have been possible if not for the flipping of two of Florida’s three largest counties- Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. But 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. So, the question is, is Palm Beach County’s post-election day trend consistent with the state? Is the political shift towards the right sustaining?
At the peak of the Democrat voter registration advantage in Palm Beach County, Democrats held an advantage of 138,400 voters. A month ago, that advantage had fallen to 101,548 voters. Where do we stand today? Democrats now hold an advantage of 98,028 registered voters in Palm Beach County. Republicans have eaten into the Democrats advantage by a net 3,520 voters over the past month – indicating the county is continuing to mirror the state’s overall trend. There’s also another notable takeaway here. This marks the first time Democrats have held a voter registration advantage that’s lower than 100,000 voters in Palm Beach County since George W. Bush was president.