Democrats increasingly have ground to make up against Republicans, at least when it comes to registered voters in Florida.
Records from the Department of State show that the Republican Party of Florida had 5,509,354 of the state’s 13,340,914 registered voters, giving the GOP a healthy plurality almost certain to have ramifications in November’s elections, in which Republican incumbents are up against Democratic challengers to be determined in elections for the United States Senate, Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General, and Agriculture and Consumer Services Secretary.
Meanwhile, Democrats still have a tenuous hold over second position, though the number of No Party Affiliation and “minor parties” registrants almost match their number.
Though 4,044,390 Floridians are registered Democrats, 3,329,329 have no party affiliation and an additional 457,841 belong to third parties.
The RPOF took control of the registration race in 2021.
Before that, Democrats held the edge, with Florida still considered a swing state.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ contrarianism on COVID-19 mitigation and the election of Joe Biden in 2020 were among the primary early catalysts for the GOP taking the lead, but their position has been entrenched by efforts to purge inactive voters from rolls.
While members of all four categories of voters mentioned above have shrunk since 2024, Democrats have been the hardest hit, losing more than 435,000 registered voters year over year, while the number of Republicans was reduced by approximately 125,000.
