Many metropolitan and suburban counties have voters who are majority Democrats, resulting in local elections being decided in the Democratic primary.
mˈɛni mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ænd səbˈɜːbən kˈaʊntiz hæv vˈoʊɾɚz hˌuː ɑːɹ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi dˈɛməkɹˌæts, ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn lˈoʊkəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz bˌiːɪŋ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɪnðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pɹˈaɪmɚɹi.