Maine Democrats making far bigger gains than rivals in registering voters

Source: Portland Press Herald

Voter registration is at an all-time high in Maine, with Democrats gaining most of the ground at the expense of Republicans and unenrolled voters, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office.

Unenrolled voters still make up the biggest bloc in Maine, about 36 percent, but Democrats have registered more than three times as many additional voters as Republicans since this time last year.

According to data released Thursday, the number of registered Democrats has jumped by nearly 16,000, from 309,100 last year to 324,820 so far in 2016. Republican ranks increased by more than 4,000, from 263,392 in 2015 to 267,586 this year. The number of unenrolled voters has decreased by about 6,000, from 365,130 last year to 358,963 today.

The total number of registered voters – 996,853 – is almost 19,000 more than last year and the highest on record in Maine. That number will only keep rising because registration is allowed up to and including Election Day.

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