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NYT: 5 Takeaways From the Times Analysis of Democratic Decline in Voter Registration
Democrats are losing ground with new voters
Some of the Democratic decline resulted from voters’ switching parties. Some of it was because older voters died or because people did not vote for so long that they fell off the rolls.
Battleground states are swinging to the right
Between the 2020 and 2024 elections, the Democratic Party lost its long-held registration edge in states such as Florida and New Hampshire, according to state records. That means registered Republicans now outnumber registered Democrats in those states.
The gender gap is a growing problem — for Democrats
The split between men and women, or the gender gap, is decades old but has been particularly pronounced in the Trump era. Women have tended to support Democrats at higher rates, while men have backed Republicans, if by smaller margins.
More younger voters are opting for the G.O.P.
People under 45 years old accounted for 65 percent of new registrations in the last seven years. And a once sizable Democratic edge among those new younger voters has disappeared entirely.
It isn’t getting any better for Democrats yet
There has been some hope in Democratic circles that the movement away from the party will reverse itself now that President Trump is back in the White House, and that a backlash to his aggressive policy agenda will show up on the registration rolls.
That hasn’t happened yet, though it is still very early.
Some of the Democratic decline resulted from voters’ switching parties. Some of it was because older voters died or because people did not vote for so long that they fell off the rolls.
Battleground states are swinging to the right
Between the 2020 and 2024 elections, the Democratic Party lost its long-held registration edge in states such as Florida and New Hampshire, according to state records. That means registered Republicans now outnumber registered Democrats in those states.
The gender gap is a growing problem — for Democrats
The split between men and women, or the gender gap, is decades old but has been particularly pronounced in the Trump era. Women have tended to support Democrats at higher rates, while men have backed Republicans, if by smaller margins.
More younger voters are opting for the G.O.P.
People under 45 years old accounted for 65 percent of new registrations in the last seven years. And a once sizable Democratic edge among those new younger voters has disappeared entirely.
It isn’t getting any better for Democrats yet
There has been some hope in Democratic circles that the movement away from the party will reverse itself now that President Trump is back in the White House, and that a backlash to his aggressive policy agenda will show up on the registration rolls.
That hasn’t happened yet, though it is still very early.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/takeaways-democratic-decline-voter-registration.html
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