Voters switch lopsidedly to GOP, in warning for Dems

By STEVE PEOPLES and AARON KESSLER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of suburban voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains of recent years are suddenly becoming Republicans. Overall, more than 430,000 voters across 31 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year, nearly double the number of voters who became Democrats in that time period. That’s according to voter registration data analyzed by The Associated Press. They include both former Democrats and those previously unaffiliated with either major party. The phenomenon is playing out in virtually every region of the country — red states, blue states, cities and small towns — in the months since President Joe Biden replaced former President Donald Trump.