The New Hampshire Democratic Party said that unofficial voter registration numbers show that they now have more registered voters than the Republicans.

According to the New Hampshire Democrats, there are now 2,908 more registered Democrats than Republicans. Registration numbers from the election show that there are 280,968 Democratic voters in New Hampshire compared to 278,060 registered Republicans. However, undeclared voters still outnumber both parties with 393,899 voters. The Secretary of State office is set to make the numbers official later today.

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley said that the numbers reflect a trend that the once traditional Republican state is now shifting into the Democratic column. Buckley also predicted that the Democrats will outnumber undeclared voters within seven years.

"Numbers indicate that voters are joining the Democratic Party in New Hampshire by a two to one margin over undeclared and a three to one margin over the Republicans - making the Democrats the fastest growing of the three. If these trends continue at the current rate, Democrats will outnumber undeclared voters within seven years," a Democratic press release stated.

On a conference call with reporters, Buckley and DNC members Kathy Sullivan and Peter Burling said that the numbers show Granite Staters are looking to Democrats to solve problems facing the state.

"The Democratic majority, which we now see in New Hampshire, has allowed Governor Lynch and the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to make real progress after so many years of no progress on a wide range of issues," Burling told reporters.

Sullivan also joked, "I am proud to say that I am now a member of the majority party of New Hampshire."

Sullivan and Burling also credited Gov. John Lynch (D-Hopkinton) and former Gov., now U.S. Sen.-elect, Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) with demonstrating that Democrats can effectively lead the state.

Update: “News that Democrats have overtaken Republicans in voter registration should be a wake up call for all Republicans, especially those who are bad at math,” Fergus Cullen, chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, said in a statement.“In order to win elections, Republicans need to broaden our message to include a broader set of issues.  We need to talk about education, health care, and conservation, issues that are a higher priority to the independent voters who decide elections in our state.  We can’t just be talking about taxes and social issues that appeal mostly to our base.”