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Four years ago, the prospect of a competitive Presidential primary led to some relatively strong voter registration reports for Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party. Yet as 2020 progressed that contested primary never came, and the summer and fall registration reports were far more encouraging for the PA GOP. Nevertheless, Biden was ultimately able to win back the Keystone State in November. The post Analysis: Pennsylvania GOP enjoys clean sweep of voter registration gains ahead of primary ele...

Off-years, or odd-numbered years, tend to be favorable for the party out of the White House, and 2023 looks to be no exception. Since my last voter registration update in

Key: Navy – D+5,000 or more, Blue – D+1,001 to D+4,999, Light Skyblue – D+1 to D+1,000. Light Salmon – R+1 to R+1,000, Red – R+1,001 to R+4,999, Maroon – R+5,000 or more. (Map by Nick Field via Dave’s Redistricting) The latest voter registration update is what happens when two separate trends collide. At the same time, the typical post-election purge of voter rolls is taking its usual toll on Democratic registrants. As you can see in the map above, this tends to hit Dems hardest...