St. Johns County residents will soon flock to local polling stations to have their say on a range of issues and offices — including President of the United States.
Here is a look at the latest voter registration data, including party affiliation.
As of Oct. 9, St. Johns County has 125,708 registered Republicans and 48,654 Democrats.
This means 54.98% of registered voters are Republicans, while 21.28% are Democrats.
A total of 47,941 registered voters are unaffiliated, and 6,312 are aligned with “minor” parties, according to data from the Florida Division of Elections.
In total, 228,615 St. Johns residents are registered to vote.
Roughly 20 years ago, in October 2003, St. Johns County had 49,621 registered Republicans, 28,797 Democrats and 13,567 unaffiliated voters. At the time, Republicans made up 53.95% of registered voters and Democrats 31.31%.
Going back to 1995, the parties were nearly neck and neck, with 27,452 Republicans, 24,509 Democrats and 5,175 unaffiliated voters. The breakdown then was 48.05% Republican to 42.89% Democrat.
In Duval County, Democrats hold a slight edge, with 246,756 siding with Team Blue and 234,577 with the GOP. A significant 144,156 Duval residents are unaffiliated with a major party.
Clay County counts 86,511 Republicans, 31,401 Democrats, and 31,371 independents.
While still holding a sizable Republican majority, Flagler County had less of a gulf between the two major parties, with 47,311 siding with the GOP and 23,927 with the Democrats. 21,587 remained unaffiliated.
In Putnam County, 24,659 residents are registered as Republicans, 11,518 Democrats and 7,503 as independents.
