Duval Democrat registration gap over Republicans closes by thousands since May
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FLV) – The voter registration gap between Duval County Democrats and Republicans continues to close as the Democrats’ lead decreased by 3,341 since May, according to county elections data.
In May, Democrats held a 28,061 voter registration lead over Republicans.
That lead over Republicans in Duval County dropped to 24,720 voter registrations as of Monday.
The Republican Party of Duval County told voters to “KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM” Thursday following the closing voter registration gap between the two parties.
KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM!
— Republican Party of Duval County (@DuvalGOP) June 15, 2023
As we continue to ramp up our voter registration operation ahead of the 2024 election we’d like to share with you all some positive news. pic.twitter.com/NMfF5HDGfT
In May, there were 259,979 registered Democrat voters and 231,918 registered Republican voters.
As of Monday, there are 252,081 registered Democrat voters and 227,361 registered Republican voters.
The number of registered independent voters in May was 155,511. As of Monday, there are 149,162 registered independent voters in Duval.
Duval County Democrat voter registrations dropped more than Republican registered voters since May 2023, according to Duval elections data.
Registered Democrat voters in Duval County dropped 7,898 from May to June 19. Republicans dropped by 4,557.
The registered Democrat voters in Duval in January were 258,748 with Republicans at 230,046. In February, Democrats dropped by 44 and Republicans dropped by 46.
From February to March, registered Democrat voters increased by 392 voters and Republicans also increased by 538.
From March to April, Democrat voters increased by 419 and Republicans increased by 662 voters.
From April to May, Democrat voters increased by 464 and Republicans increased by 518 voters and then both parties significantly decreased from May into June.
In January 2020, there were 256,170 registered Democrat voters in Duval and 222,611 registered Republicans.
In January 2021, there were 276,661 registered Democrat voters and 236,136 registered Republicans.
In January 2022, there were 266,157 registered Democrat voters and 229,357 registered Republicans.
Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler spoke during a Duval GOP meeting last Tuesday. During the REC meeting, Ziegler focused his speech on continuing Republican voter turnout efforts.
“So if you look at voter registration, we look at the election results, we’re headed in the right direction. But it’s not enough because we are in the fight of our lives,” Ziegler said.
The GOP chairman said the “real battle” is not between Democrats and Republicans or “even liberal versus conservatives,” it is the “elites versus the normals.”
Democrat Donna Deegan won the May 16 Jacksonville mayoral race against Republican Daniel Davis and will be taking the mayor’s seat July 1.
Ziegler said Republicans need to hold Deegan “accountable for a couple of years.”
“We’re gonna have to expose everything she’s doing and really hold her accountable and get someone else in,” Ziegler said.
