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Two of Every Three New Escambia Voters Aren’t Registering Republican
When the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender closed out the September 2026 voter registrations, he reported that 67.1% of the 1,152 new voters registered as something other than Republican.
| Total Escambia County | ||
| Dem | 410 | 35.6% |
| Rep | 379 | 32.9% |
| NPA | 231 | 20.1% |
| Other | 132 | 11.5% |
| Total | 1,152 | 100.0% |
By Municipality
Most of the new voters live outside the city limits of Pensacola (193 new voters) and Century (6):
| Pensacola | Century | Non-City | |
| Dem | 80 | 1 | 329 |
| Rep | 50 | 2 | 327 |
| NPA | 40 | 3 | 188 |
| Other | 23 | 0 | 109 |
| Total | 193 | 6 | 953 |
County District Numbers
District 1, represented by Commissioner Steve Stroberger gained the most new voters—339. Of those, 38.9% registered as Republicans.
Commissioner Lumon May’s District 3 has the second most new registrations—222, of which only 26.6% registered as Republicans.
The two districts that have contested elections in November had the fewest voter registrations. District 4 (Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger) registered 196 new voters, only 24% as Republicans. District 2 (Commissioner Mike Kolher) registered 191 new voters, 34% as Republicans.
| Dem | Non Rep | Rep | |
| CO COMM DIST 1 | 31.3% | 61.1% | 38.9% |
| CO COMM DIST 2 | 30.4% | 66.0% | 34.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 3 | 41.9% | 73.4% | 26.6% |
| CO COMM DIST 4 | 53.6% | 76.0% | 24.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 5 | 23.5% | 62.7% | 37.3% |
| Total | 35.6% | 67.1% | 32.9% |
Reality Check
Republicans still compose 48.5% of all of Escambia County Voters
| Affiliation | Voters | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 100,225 | |
| Democrat | 59,805 | |
| No Party Affiliation | 38,918 | |
| Minor Parties | 7,884 | |
| Total | 206,832 | |
| Dem | Rep | NPA | Other | Total | ||
| CO COMM DIST 1 | 9/30/26 | 11,225 | 26,249 | 9,433 | 1,831 | 48,738 |
| CO COMM DIST 2 | 9/30/26 | 10,024 | 16,126 | 7,399 | 1,611 | 35,160 |
| CO COMM DIST 3 | 9/30/26 | 17,415 | 10,152 | 6,641 | 1,295 | 35,503 |
| CO COMM DIST 4 | 9/30/26 | 12,007 | 21,337 | 8,374 | 1,704 | 43,422 |
| CO COMM DIST 5 | 9/30/26 | 9,134 | 26,361 | 7,071 | 1,443 | 44,009 |
| Percentages | Dem | Rep | NPA | Other | Total | |
| CO COMM DIST 1 | 9/30/26 | 23.0% | 53.9% | 19.4% | 3.8% | 100.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 2 | 9/30/26 | 28.5% | 45.9% | 21.0% | 4.6% | 100.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 3 | 9/30/26 | 49.1% | 28.6% | 18.7% | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 4 | 9/30/26 | 27.7% | 49.1% | 19.3% | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| CO COMM DIST 5 | 9/30/26 | 20.8% | 59.9% | 16.1% | 3.3% | 100.0% |
Are You Registered?
The Supervisor of Elections Office has a page to help you:
- Check the status of your registration
- Update your registration information
- View your sample ballot (in English and Spanish)
- Track your mail ballot
- Locate your polling location for Election Day
- If you are not registered to vote, you can find registration information here
