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Apr 8, 2008 8:08 am US/Eastern

More Democrats Registering In Philly Suburbs

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ― Two suburban Philadelphia counties that were longtime bastions of the Republican Party now have more registered Democrats than Republicans.

Like the state as a whole, Bucks and Montgomery counties saw a surge of new registered Democrats as that party's presidential nomination battle intensifies.

Democrats also made steady gains in neighboring Chester and Delaware counties. But the Republican Party remains the majority party there.

The number of Democrats statewide is 4.2 million—an increase of 8 percent since last fall's election. Republican registration declined statewide by about 2 percent to 3.2 million. The number of voters unaffiliated with either party declined by about 4 percent to a little over 940,000.

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