Election season is approaching, and new party enrollment numbers may indicate how voters are leaning for this year’s local elections.
The Onondaga County Board of Elections says more than 116,000 people are registered Democrats, or more than half of the voting population.
The next largest group is unaffiliated voters at nearly 94,000. Republicans follow, with almost 84,000 voters. The rest are enrolled in other parties, bringing the total number of registered voters to 312,784.
On the ballot this year are candidates for city and town offices as well as county legislature. Early voting begins October 25th.
