Buzz Blog: Democrats Hold Voter Registration Advantage in Florida

[flpoljunkie]

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Democrats hold voter registration advantage

Florida's voter breakdown as per Division of Elections:

Democrats: 4.56 million

Republicans: 4.01 million

Independent/other: 2.6 million

That would give Democrats an advantage of about 555,000.

Democrats point to a larger spread, relying on the most current overall registration, not the "active" designation number DOE uses. By that count there are 5.02 million Democrats (41%); 4.35 million Republicans (35%); and 2.9 million independents (24%).

NOTE: This blog was modified to highlight numbers on the DOE website, which looks at active registration.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/democrats-hold-voter-registration-advantage

[HockeyMom]

1. "Lookee here". "We got a DEMOCRAT!"

That is what I was greeted with the first time I voted in Florida. That alone is illegal ANNOUCING my Party registration to the world. Then I was ushered to set of "Democrat" scanners, all by myself. This was in the Presidential election in 2008. Did my vote count? I doubt it.

[mikekohr]

2. Call them on it. Ask for their name and annouce you are filing a complaint

The best thing to do to a bully is punch back. And follow through with the complaint. They really hate that.

[bigdarryl]

3. means nothing there's a lot of blue dog Conservative democrats in that state

they don't count

[SwampG8r]

4. sadly

the panhandle dems identify with the GOP almost always
and the indies of florida are center right/right at their best