Thread by @TheValuesVoter

Something else about Arizona that corroborates the election results that Joe Biden won: voter registration statistics.
azsos.gov/elections/vote…

https://twitter.com/thevaluesvoter/status/1393804747879161864

In Maricopa County, the number of registered Republicans rose from 840,167 in January, 2020 to 915,227 by November. An increase of 8.93%.

But the number of registered Democrats rose from 724,099 in January to 814,343 by November. An increase of 12.46%.

In the state’s second most populous county, Pima, the number of registered Republicans rose from 168,990 in January to 185,946 by November - an increase of 10.03%.

But the number of registered Democrats rose from 223,115 in January to 257,678 by November - an increase of 15.49%.

Maricopa County (Phoenix) and Pima County (Tucson), both counties Biden won, are home to 76.0% of Arizona’s population and more than 75.5% of Arizona’s registered voters.

Throughout last year, Dem voter registration outpaced GOP voter registration where most Arizonans live.

In January, 2020, there were 90.09 registered Democrats in Arizona for every 100 registered Republicans in Arizona.

By November, 2020, there were 91.35 registered Democrats in Arizona for every 100 registered Republicans in Arizona.

But registered Democrats and registered Republicans together made up only about 67.44% of Arizona’s registered voters in November. Republicans made up 35.24% of the registered voter population and Democrats made up 32.20% of it.

The rest were Libertarians and “Other” voters.

The exit polls show that in 2016, Trump narrowly won Independents in Arizona, 47-44. But in 2020, Trump lost Independents in Arizona much less narrowly, 44-53.

So, what does all of this mean?

It means that this is yet another piece of data, or a couple of other pieces of data if you include the exit polls, that have nothing to do with voting machines or whatever freaky conspiracy theory the nuts are peddling today.

And this data shows:

- All things considered, Arizona is a pretty closely divided state today in terms of party registration. It’s not extremely lopsided in favor of registered Republicans (91 Dems for every 100 GOP). And almost a third of the state is registered Independent.

And as last year moved along, the already small gap between registered Dems and registered Independents got narrower. If you look back a couple of years, the rate at which Dems have been gaining on Republicans in terms of party registration in the state is even more dramatic.

And you don’t need to give taxpayer money to some weird conspiracy theorists who ruin voting machines which will cost millions of taxpayer bucks to replace (who needs schools, roads or firefighters?) in order to verify any of this.

I provided the links. Check yourself.

One last thing … for now.

In 2020, Trump lost Maricopa by 2.2 points.

In 2016, Trump won Maricopa by only 2.8 points.

In 2012, Romney won Maricopa by 10.6 points.

In 2008, McCain won Maricopa by 10.5 points.

See that gigantic dip between 2012 and 2016?

Why wasn’t anybody concerned about “fraud” then? No concerns about ballots, voting machines or “election security.” Even though Trump came within three points of losing Maricopa.

Of course, in 2016, Trump lost the national vote. And, lying to soothe his bruised ego, he made up a story about how millions of illegal immigrants rushed over the border in order to vote for his opponent. He went as far as creating a Presidential commission to study it.

Of course, it found nothing because it wasn’t true. And they weren’t as desperate to find something because he was the incumbent President who couldn’t be prosecuted, not the ex-President facing multiple criminal investigations and financial ruin.

But the point is, he lies. About everything but especially about losing or failing. And there are a lot of people perfectly happy with lying for him or at least laying low and not rocking the boat by speaking up (Hi, Marco!). And a lot of suckers who believe him.

Don’t be one.

Sorry … the gap between registered Dems and registered Republicans got narrower. It was late.