More than 14.31 million Floridians are eligible to cast ballots in the Aug. 23 primary elections, with Republicans holding a registration edge over Democrats of nearly 229,000 voters, according to newly posted data on the state Division of Elections website.
The data, included in what is known as a “book-closing” report, shows that Florida has 5,191,018 registered Republicans eligible to vote in the primaries, while Democrats totaled 4,962,064.
Another 3,905,562 voters are not affiliated with a party, while the rest of the state’s voters are registered with third parties.
The new data also show Republicans continuing to extend their registration edge after overtaking Democrats last year.
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As an example, Republicans had a registration lead of 202,321 voters as of June 30, with the advantage jumping to 228,954 by the July 25 book-closing deadline, according to information posted on the Division of Elections website.
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