GOP Hits Historic Milestone in Kentucky, Surpassing Democrats in Number of Registered Voters

Kentucky politics have just undergone a major phase shift, with Republicans surpassing Democrats in the number of registered voters for the first time in history. The Kentucky State Board of Elections on July 15 released its monthly voter registration numbers, showing 1,609,569 registered as Democrats and 1,612,060 voters registered as Republicans. The red wave now engulfing Kentucky stands in stark contrast to the historical inter-party dynamics, where several decades ago Republicans had less than half the number of registered voters than Democrats. “After a century and a half, the birthplace of Lincoln has finally aligned with the party of Lincoln,”…