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HISTORIC SHIFT: Republicans have overtaken Democrats in North Carolina voter registration for the first time in state history
X ^ | 01/06/2026 | Fox News on X

Posted on 01/06/2026 9:35:21 AM PST by SmokingJoe

HISTORIC SHIFT: Republicans have overtaken Democrats in North Carolina voter registration for the first time in state history, signaling a major political turning point in the closely watched battleground state.

New data shows roughly 2.315 million registered Republicans compared with 2.313 million registered Democrats, giving the GOP a narrow but historic edge.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iwbg; northcarolina; registration; voterregistration; voters
Remember John Edwards?
1 posted on 01/06/2026 9:35:21 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

I’m assuming this is among live voters. DemonicRATS still hold a significant edge in dead voters, I presume?


2 posted on 01/06/2026 9:38:23 AM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: SmokingJoe

What we don’t know is if these are really Dems with the ability to “alter” primaries.


3 posted on 01/06/2026 9:43:13 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SmokingJoe
Republicans winning the voter registration wars in all 30 states that publish registration by parties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrU9AW4wGbE

4 posted on 01/06/2026 9:44:07 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Texas Eagle

Where were these dead Dems voters in 2024 when Trump easily won North Carolina?


5 posted on 01/06/2026 9:46:54 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

It’s what pissed off, stage #1 looks like.


6 posted on 01/06/2026 9:46:55 AM PST by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Where were they in 2024?


7 posted on 01/06/2026 9:48:07 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Remember John Edwards? I still remember Thom Tillis!

I hope the new republican voters are also becoming conservative and not just remaining liberal republicans who are going to give us another Tillis.

This currently is not exactly the most conservative state, NC.


8 posted on 01/06/2026 9:51:16 AM PST by ProgressingAmerica (We cannot vote our way out of these problems. The only way out is to activist our way out.)
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To: SmokingJoe

It was a swing state...and Trump won it....


9 posted on 01/06/2026 9:53:11 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SmokingJoe

More proof that the Democrat Party was and is the real racist party.


10 posted on 01/06/2026 9:56:43 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: SmokingJoe

Now can we PLEASE stop electing awful Democrat governors?


11 posted on 01/06/2026 10:05:40 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: SmokingJoe

Republicans winning the voter registration wars in all 30 states that publish registration by parties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrU9AW4wGbE

Without watching the video, I can tell you that this is bogus.

Maine publishes our voter registration data and is majority democrat.

https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/voter-data


12 posted on 01/06/2026 10:12:31 AM PST by Steven Scharf
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The GOP won House seats from NC changing a 7-7 margin to 10-4 GOP. A net pickup of 3.

This was done via GOP-favorable redistricting.

Only one of the 14 races was close — Dem Don Davis won his seat in a close race vs Laurie Buckhout by 1.8%. He is running again vs an unknown with Buckhout facing several primary opponents.

It’s generally the only vulnerable seat in NC. Davis is black and a former USAF officer.


13 posted on 01/06/2026 10:16:16 AM PST by Owen
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To: Texas Eagle

I’m assuming this is among live voters. DemonicRATS still hold a significant edge in dead voters, I presume?
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14 posted on 01/06/2026 10:16:33 AM PST by iontheball (, )
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To: Texas Eagle

Elpadre is is registered NC Republican. Most of my conservative friends are registered as independent but vote Republican because most cities have Democratic city councils and government. Republicns doing business with the cities are short changed by slow-walking and more. And Republicans don’t come out to vote like the Democrats, especially the minority ones. Local precincts are not doing their job very well.


15 posted on 01/06/2026 10:17:58 AM PST by elpadre ( )
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To: Steven Scharf
Are Democrats gaining or losing voter registrations against Republicans though?
That's what its about.
16 posted on 01/06/2026 10:18:02 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe; Steven Scharf

Democrats had a 175,000-voter registration advantage just 2-3 years ago. The GOP has been closing the gap consistently and has now pulled ahead. A well-known poster here on FreeRepublic, LS, keeps up with this. GOP is gaining across the country...


17 posted on 01/06/2026 11:19:46 AM PST by Tobias Grimsley
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To: elpadre

“Republicans don’t come out to vote like the Democrats”

This is the key. Republicans think politics is a spectator sport. Sit infront of the TV and cheer or boo in comfort.

Democrats think politics is a participation sport.


18 posted on 01/06/2026 11:25:29 AM PST by spintreebob
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To: Steven Scharf

I think the point is not which party has more registered voters but which party is registering more voters. So even though a state may be overwhelmingly blue more people are registering red than blue. In a few states this has tiptoe Balkan of registered voters in favor of red— like no, no and pa but in all recorded states
Mor people have registered republican tha have registered democrat


19 posted on 01/06/2026 4:37:40 PM PST by ckilmer (`61)
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To: SmokingJoe
Meanwhile...

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Exposes Over 50% of North Carolina Trucking Licensees for Foreigners Were Issued Illegally

20 posted on 01/10/2026 2:52:28 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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