More Pa. voters have registered as Democrats since Kamala Harris entered the presidential race

Voter registration among Democrats in Pennsylvania has spiked in the three weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race, according to State Department data.

The boost in registered Democrats comes amid a flurry of national and swing state polling that reflects increased enthusiasm for a Harris ticket, impressive fundraising numbers, and a wave of hyper-specific Zoom forums (see: “Dead Heads for Kamala”) to galvanize support for the vice president.

Cultivating passion in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state that will likely decide the outcome of the election, is especially important for the Harris campaign, which will look to meet or build on President Joe Biden’s small margin of victory in the Commonwealth from 2020.

But after July 21 — when Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed Harris — the race drastically changed and with it came an around 1,000 registration boost for the Democratic Party, making it the largest margin in new registrations for Democrats since late 2023.




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