Dems outnumber GOP in all suburban Philly counties as GOP loses edge in Chester County
The writing was on the wall. In the 2018 midterm elections, a Democrat was elected to represent Chester County in Congress for the first time since the 1850s. Then, last year, Democrats took control of the county’s Board of Commissioners for the first time ever.
And now, the party is celebrating another milestone: Data released this week show registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Chester County, apparently for the first time — by 228 voters.
As of Monday, there were 148,194 registered Democrats in the county compared with 147,966 Republicans, according to data compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of State. An additional 61,895 voters were either registered with another party or unaffiliated.
“Anyone who has lived in Chester County since George W. Bush won the White House knows the enormity of this moment,” Dick Bingham, chairman of the Chester County Democratic Committee, said in a statement Tuesday.
The development comes as Republicans have continued to struggle in suburban areas outside Philadelphia and across the country. Democrats already outnumbered Republicans in Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties.
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