2017: 4,199 Escambia Voters Change Parties

December 29, 2017

Since January 1, 2017, a total of 4,199 Escambia County voters have changed party affiliation.

There were 620 voters who switched to the Democratic party, 894 that became Republicans, 2,455 who switched to no party and 230 that changed their registration to a minor party.

There are now 92,250 Republican voters in Escambia County, 70,073 Democrats, 41,238 with no party affiliation, and 1,168 registered with a minor party.

Source: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections.

Comments

10 Responses to “2017: 4,199 Escambia Voters Change Parties”

  1. Nod on December 31st, 2017 6:39 pm

    Open primaries are just wrong and can be misused greatly. Crossover voting to get the other parties weakest candidate in the general election so their guy can win. It does happen. Why don’t you just form the independent party and problem solved. Or you could register.

  2. Nod on December 31st, 2017 6:35 pm

    May as well let everony from every country vote in our elections because they have a dog in the fight too.

  3. Time for change on December 31st, 2017 8:55 am

    @Nod,
    All voters obviously have a “dog in the fight” as so eloquently put it, Independent voters are just not sheep blindly following a particular party. Twenty-three states currently have open primaries allowing Independent voters to vote for a single candidate of any party during the Primary election.

  4. Ponderosa hill on December 30th, 2017 5:20 pm

    @david huie Green
    What you’re missing is the two big Parties are already offering candidates
    who are fools and prolly crooked too. If the money ( except for massive donors)
    gets shut-off then they’ll maybe come around to “We The People”. I’m thinking
    the great majority of INDEPENDENTS are conservative Americans who are sick
    and tired of what we’ve seen since Reagan. Maybe someday in the far distant
    future even some Liberals might break with their incessant desire to impose their
    will on those that are pulling the wagon.

    Ponderosa for ‘We The People”

  5. Nod on December 30th, 2017 10:33 am

    @time for change, which primary would you vote in? Dem or repubs. Or should you be allowed to vote in both. If you do not have a dog in the fight them stay out. Primarys are for members of that party to pick their candidate, not for nonparty members to interfere

  6. Time for change on December 29th, 2017 5:24 pm

    Now we just need the law changed allowing Independent voters the right to vote in the Primary Elections. As of now, Independent Voters can only vote in General Elections so the power of “we the people” is still limited here in Florida.

  7. EPenn on December 29th, 2017 3:43 pm

    Now the NPA voters need to not cave in to the country club two party system and we can get our country back.

  8. Citizen on December 29th, 2017 12:22 pm

    The problem with NPA is you can’t vote in a primary and closed primaries are good. It does show that people may be wanting to decide for themselves. Trump won because he was basically not entrenched in the two party system. Keep thinking people.

  9. David Huie Green on December 29th, 2017 12:07 pm

    REGARDING:
    “When the Independents (NPA) are bout 80% of registered voters we’ll have sent a big message to all phases of Government.”

    The problem is that the nominations will still come from the parties with the associated risk that the parties may someday — in some imaginary, far distant future — offer candidates who are fools, crooked and/or with interests at odds to the good of the people in general and the people will have to choose from among poor choices.

    William, if possible, it would be interesting to know what they switched FROM.

    David for good choices

  10. Ponderosa hill on December 29th, 2017 8:27 am

    The trend is looking good for “We The People”. When the Independents (NPA)
    are bout 80% of registered voters we’ll have sent a big message to all phases
    of Government.

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