GOP loses several thousand in NC after rioting in the Capitol

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) – In the wake of the deadly riots in the Capitol Last week, many people cut their ties with the Republican Party, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

In North Carolina, the GOP has lost thousands of people since last Wednesday’s attack.

According to the State Board of Elections, 2,879 people left the Republican Party in North Carolina between January 6 and 11.

More than 2,400 of those people switched to unaffiliated and 262 moved to the Democratic Party.

Predictably, Wake County had the most voters to leave the GOP, with 586 people changing their membership.

There were quite a few people who joined the GOP after January 6, with 742 people moving from unaffiliated, constitutional, Democratic, or libertarian to Republican.

So, in that six-day time frame, the Republicans had a net loss of 2,137 registered voters across North Carolina.

On the democratic side, the shift to party membership is not that dramatic, although the party did suffer a net loss.

Between January 6 and 11, 864 Democrats exchanged affiliation. However, 722 voters switched from various parties to the Democratic Party, including 440 non-affiliated voters. That’s a net loss of 142 voters.