Republicans flipped a Pennyslvania county in terms of voter registration for the first time in over 50 years.
Luzerne County, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, now has more registered Republicans than Democrats for the first time in 1970.
WFMZ reports:
The Republican Party now leads in voter registration in Luzerne County, based on statistics the Pennsylvania Department of State released Monday.
Republicans account for 87,415 of the county’s 203,321 registered voters. Democrats account for 87,332 registered voters, which means the Republicans lead by 83 voter registrations in the county.
There are 22,414 unaffiliated voters and 6,160 voters registered with third parties, according to the latest totals.
Gene Ziemba, chairman of the Luzerne County Republican Party, told the local news outlet he was “excited that our work is getting out and being heard.”
