As of September 27, Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by a mere 9,968 registered voters. Since 1988, Democrats’ share of party registration has dropped a whopping 34 percentage points—down from 65 percent in 1988 to 31 percent today. Today, unaffiliated voters make up about 38 percent of registered voters, more than a seven-fold increase. Unaffiliated voters make up the largest group of registered voters in 26 counties, and the second-largest group in 72 others. The same bill restricted those unaffiliated voters from changing parties until after the election results were finalized—ensuring that unaffiliated voters were excluded from primaries.