Closing the gap … ever so slightly.

Two months ago, Democrats held a 480,000 advantage over Republicans in voter registration in the Commonwealth. Today, that lead has shrunk by 30,000.

The latest voter registration numbers are in from the Department of State and while it may appear that the GOP is on the rise – the real story is the increasing number of independents around the state.

Republicans saw a rise over the past two months of about 3,300 to their ranks, while Democrats dropped about 4,000. Independents rose by over 9,000 and are getting closer to the 1 million mark (939,102).

Top Republican Counties

1. Allegheny (254,740)
2. Montgomery (202,897)
3. Bucks (193,182)
4. Lancaster (175,872)
5. York (159,476)
6. Chester (149,754)
7. Delaware (145,372)
8. Westmoreland (122,124)
9. Philadelphia (115,043)
10. Berks (107,690)

Top Democratic Counties

1. Philadelphia (774,486)
2. Allegheny (508,584)
3. Montgomery (301,649)
4. Delaware (202,453)
5. Bucks (197,838)
6. Chester (157,545)
7. Lehigh (111,725)
8. Lancaster (111,278)
9. Berks (104,430)
10. York (96,390)

Top Independent (No Affiliation) Counties

1. Philadelphia (109,833)
2. Allegheny (94,966)
3. Montgomery (65,341)
4. Bucks (56,978)
5. Chester (47,346)
6. York (41,859)
7. Lancaster (39,312)
8. Delaware (38,544)
9. Lehigh (37,737)
10. Northampton (31,627)

Democrats have outregistered Republicans in new or change applications by just under  8,000, while the GOP has seen about 38,000 Democrats or others switch to the Republican party, versus just 26,500 switching to the Dem side.

Here is an interactive map of current voter registration numbers in the Commonwealth.