Orange County sees 8 percent rise in voter registrations ahead of 2020 primary election

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — If you want to vote in the Florida presidential primary next month, Tuesday is your last day to register.

• Orange County is a Democratic stronghold, but voters who are nonparty affiliated continue to be the fastest rising category.

• There has been a nearly 8 percent jump in overall voter registrations in Orange County since 2016.

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• Political analysts said the growing diversity of Central Florida’s biggest county will make it more difficult to predict how Florida overall will vote in 2020.

• Of Orange County’s more than 800,000 registered voters, white voters are no longer the overall majority.

• Hispanic voters saw the biggest jump since 2016, up 13.5 percent.

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• The most notable trend of voters who register without picking a party shot up 18 percent.

• Experts said these shifting dynamics are unlikely to change Orange County’s Democratic base.

• The numbers may have an impact on statewide races, where Democrats lead Republicans by 2 percent.

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