SUNBURY - Republicans maintain a lead of 1,403 in voter registrations, according to statistics provided by the Northumberland County Elections office. Monday was the deadline for registering to vote or changing party affiliation prior to the May 17 primary election.
There are currently 54,245 registered voters in the county, including 25,010 Republicans, 23,607 Democrats and 5,628 voters who are affiliated with other parties or are unaffiliated.
During the post-2010 general election period, running from Nob. 4, 2010, to April 18, 2011, the elections office received 426 new registrations. These included, 165 who registered Democrat, 193 Republican, with the remainder registering with minor parties.
The office also reported 249 party changes in the same period, including 90 voters who changed their affiliation to the Democratic Party, 103 who switched to the Republican Party and 56 who switched to minor parties.
A breakdown of voter registration figures by municipality is on Page 7.