Republicans trail Democrats by 21,000 in county

A year after Democratic voters surpassed Republican voters in San Bernardino County, the blue party’s lead has swelled to 21,397 more voters registered as Democrats than Republicans, according to the county Registrar of Voters.

The countywide swing toward Democrats represents a dramatic shift in the county, where two years ago Republicans outnumbered Democrats by more than 34,000.

In the Victor Valley, however, Republicans still slightly edge out Democrats — by a slim 1,660 voters — with Republicans comprising 39.3 percent of registered voters in Adelanto, Apple Valley, Hesperia and Victorville.

In Victorville and Adelanto, Democrats outnumber Republicans by 10 to 24 percentage points, while the GOP has the majority in Hesperia and Apple Valley by 5 to 17 percentage points, respectively.

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