NY21 — Enrollment gradually shifting

One might suggest the tide is gradually shifting in voter enrollment in New York’s 21st Congressional District.

Republican enrollment in the district has decreased by 7,307 in the district since 2013, while Democratic enrollment increased by 1,203, according to the latest report from the state Board of Elections.

Total active enrollment increased by 1,640 voters.

Democrats had 29.5 percent of enrollment, as of Feb. 1, a slight increase from 29.2 percent, as of April 1, 2013.

Republicans had 40.9 percent of enrollment, as of Feb. 1, a decrease of two percentage points from April 1, 1913.

The Republican party, with 167,032 active enrolled voters, as of Feb. 1, still has a significant enrollment advantage over the Democratic party, with 120,542 active enrolled voters, according to state Board of Elections statistics.

On a year-to-year basis, the Working Families party lost enrollment, while all other currently recognized parties gained enrollment.

The Libertarian Party, which just gained automatic ballot status in the November 2018 election, appears to be the fastest growing party in the 21st District.

The Libertarian Party had 397 active enrolled voters, as of Feb. 1, compared with 201 in the Libertarian and all other unrecognized parties combined, as of April 1, 2018.

The Democratic Party had the largest numeric increase of any party or category, with the the category of not affiliated having the second largest numeric increase.

Year-to-year comparisons are as follows:

Democrat — 120,542, as of Feb. 1, an increase of 2,664 from April 1, 2018

Republican — 167,032, an increase of 725

Conservative — 6,238, an increase of 242

Green — 1,286, an increase of 43

Working Families — 1,587, a decrease of two

Independence — 24,889, an increase of 320

Not affiliated — 85,709, an increase of 2,425

Total — 407,918, an increase of 6,670

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