Pennsylvania is approaching the Nov. 6
presidential election with 3 percent fewer registered voters than in
fall 2008, an unusual slip that political analysts blame on a drop in
voter enthusiasm across the country, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review‘s Adam Smeltz reports today.
presidential election with 3 percent fewer registered voters than in
fall 2008, an unusual slip that political analysts blame on a drop in
voter enthusiasm across the country, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review‘s Adam Smeltz reports today.
Democrats especially experienced a slump,
bleeding 229,396 registered voters in Pennsylvania since the last
presidential race, state data show. Republicans are down 112,796
registrants, but voters unconnected to either major party grew by 7
percent, or 73,043, according to Pennsylvania Department of State
figures.As of Monday the state had 8,487,093 voters, down from
8,755,588 in November 2008, despite a 2 percent population gain.
Democrats still hold a 50-37 percentage registration edge over
Republicans, down one point from 2008.
