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Republican voter registrations in the key battleground state of Arizona have been rapidly climbing thanks to efforts by the state GOP as the gap with Democrat registrations widening over the past few years, according to data.
Breitbart News reported that “Republicans led Democrats in voter registration by about 130,000,” but
“in November 2022, that difference jumped to a gap of 166,000 — an increase of 36,000 individuals.”
“That gap is even greater in 2024, as Republicans have a 5.77 percent advantage over Democrats, boasting 236,000 more registered voters. That reflects a growth of 106,000 since 2020,” the outlet noted further. “Republicans also lead registered independents by almost 40,000 registered voters.”
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, noted: “In just four years, the registration advantage has nearly DOUBLED with most of the gains in the last two years.”
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"New data shows that Republicans now have a growing voter registration advantage in AZ. The latest figures show that Republicans are once again the largest voting bloc in Arizona, surpassing Independents by nearly 40,000!"
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He noted further on the X platform: “Everyday @TPAction_ is registering voters, making contact with low propensity patriots, and preparing to chase the vote in November. Get to work. We can win.”
The GOP voter registration trend in Arizona also coincides with the wider trend of the GOP making significant registration gains in other key swing states as the general election approaches.
Breitbart previously reported:
For instance, in November 2020, Pennsylvania had 685,818 more registered Democrats than Republicans. As of April 2024, that advantage has reduced to 399,494. In other words, Democrats have lost 286,324 registered voters over the past three and half years in the Keystone State. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020 by less than 81,000 votes.
The losses continue in other states as well. In November 2020, Democrats had a 391,414 voter registration advantage over Republicans in North Carolina. That figure now stands at a 170,943 voter advantage.
In Nevada, Democrats had an 86,723 voter registration advantage in November 2020. That figure stands at 32,856 in April 2024.
In Florida alone, the margin is approaching 900,000 in favor of Republicans. Democrats held the lead over Republicans when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was elected, but the GOP didn’t surpass them until November 2021.
“We’re really cutting into their voter registration in a big way in — as you point out — Florida, Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada,” Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump told the outlet’s SiriusXM program earlier this month.
“These are really important states, and I think that you have incredible people out there like…Scott Presler, who, on his own accord, has gone out and started doing these things. But we are actively engaging with people all across this country, and we are making sure, from the RNC perspective, that we are in these important states, that we are registering voters,” she continued, emphasizing that the RNC is pulling out “all the stops.”
“And I think what you’re going to see is in these important swing states and the 19 key counties across this country, we have made strides, and we are working hard and very diligently every day to ensure that on November 5, there is no question Donald Trump will be reelected as president of the United States, we expand our lead in the House, and we take back the Senate,” Trump told the radio show.
Earlier this month, a Wall Street Journal survey found that former President Trump was leading President Joe Biden in six of seven key swing states.
Biden is behind Trump in six of seven swing states—Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia—while Biden led by three points in Wisconsin.
What’s more, Trump is leading Biden on issues that are also the biggest concerns for voters this cycle.
“Look at the why: what is going on? Alright, trusted more, again, this is across all of these key seven swing states,” CNN political analyst Harry Enten said.
“Look, Donald Trump is trusted more than Joe Biden in basically all the important issues — the economy, inflation, 20-point lead, immigration, border, 20-point lead, the Israel-Hamas war, 14-point lead, the Russia-Ukraine war, nine-point lead, protecting democracy, well within the margin of error, which I think is something the that should worry that Biden camp, given that has been harping and Democrats been harping on this,” Enten continued. “Just a one-point advantage.”
