Smart Talk: Voter registration increasing for both parties and independents
Reporter Emily Previti discusses trends that, experts say, reflect voter excitement for midterms
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Merideth Bucher
Enthusiasm for the upcoming election is translating into an increase in voter registrations, experts say.
Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated or third-party voters’ registration in the state increased during 2018, which hasn’t happened for any other midterm in at least the past two decades, according to a PA Post analysis of Pennsylvania Department of State archived registration data going back to 1998.
PA Post reports the trend seems to “quantify excitement among voters in Pennsylvania and across the country amid national political polarization.”
Keystone Crossroads reporter Emily Previti joined Smart Talk to discuss the trend. Previti produces The Context, a PA Post newsletter each weekday, and is the senior reporter for statewide public media collaboration Keystone Crossroads.
Key Points:
:25 – Unique nature of data figures
3:45 – Percentage change in voter registration by affiliation
8:37 – President Trump’s impact
10:50 – Voter engagement
