Kentucky leaders see change in voter registration trends: ‘Candidates should take note’

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — State leaders are seeing a spike in voter affiliation shifting away from Republicans or Democrats.

Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on Friday in a news release that Kentuckians registered under “other” political affiliations have outpaced Republican and Democratic registrations combined for three straight months.

“As the Democrats move further left and the Republicans move further right, more voters are registering as Independent,” said Adams. “Kentucky has a large and growing political center; candidates should take note and court this growing bloc of voters.”

How Republican and Democrat voters stack up in Kentucky

State officials said in a news release that Republican voter registration made up 47% of the electorate in Kentucky, with 1,582,699 voters, gaining an increase of 1,026 voters for an increase of 0.07%. Democratic registration makes up 42%, with 1,391,172 voters, seeing a decrease of 838 registrations.

Adams wrote that by comparison, voters registered under other political parties saw an increase of 0.38%, or 1,352 voters.

Secretary Adams’ office wrote in a news release that 4,157 voters were removed in May, including 3,173 who died, 440 who moved out of state, 402 convicted felons, 65 who voluntarily de-registered, 49 voters adjudged mentally incompetent, and 28 duplicate registrations.