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Are there more Democratic voters than Republican voters in Arizona?

By Austin Tannenbaum
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Republican voters outnumber Democratic voters in Arizona in the lead up to the 2022 midterm general election.

In August, Republican voters made up 34.5% of the electorate while Democrats made up about 31%. Voters not affiliated with any party — the fastest growing voting bloc in Arizona — made up 33.7%.

The share of Democratic voters is down from August 2020, when it accounted for 32.4% of the electorate. The Republican share remained virtually unchanged from August 2020, when it was 34.8%. As previously mentioned, the non-affiliated bloc, which was about 32% in August 2020, grew.

The 2022 numbers represent the Arizona Republican Party's largest voter registration advantage since 2018. NBC News' senior political editor Mark Murray recently wrote, "Arizona is a purple state, where Democrats need independents and disaffected Republicans to win."

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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Arizona Secretary of State Voter Registration Statistics
ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV) Data: GOP have largest advantage over Dems since 2018, indies fastest growing
Arizona Secretary of State State of Arizona Registration Report | 2020 Primary Election
NBC News Republicans outnumber Democrats in battleground Arizona, new statistics show
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