North Carolina is copying a nationwide trend, as voters are switching from the Democratic Party over to the Republican Party in droves, with almost 5,000 former Democrats now crossing over the political spectrum since the beginning of the year. The GOP is the only party within the state that has seen a net increase in voters.
41,795 voters in North Carolina have changed their party affiliation since the beginning of the year
- More than half, or 23,374, opting to be unaffiliated with any political party
- 14,447 came out of the Democratic Party, while 8,348 came from the GOP
- While almost 5,000 Democrats switched to the GOP, 1,211 Republicans went Democrat
- This is weird because I can't figure out why anyone would ever want to join the Democrats
Short-term party switching
- Popularized by Rush Limbaugh in 2008
- 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year
- 630,000 Republicans who became Democrats during the same time frame
- The momentum represents a shift from when President Donald Trump was in office
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