The Democrat Party has been in crisis mode. They face outright extinction.
And now the Party has been buried six feet deep with the release of this new report.
The Democratic Party is facing a massive voter exodus since the 2020 election, while Republicans continue to surge ahead, according to a fresh analysis from the New York Times (NYT) published recently.
Voter registration data reveals that Democrats lost around 2.1 million registered supporters between the 2020 and 2024 elections in the 30 states plus Washington, D.C., where party affiliation is tracked. In stark contrast, the GOP picked up 2.4 million new registrations over the same span, the Times reported.
This trend persisted into 2024 and 2025, with more fresh voters choosing the Republican Party over the Democrats each year, the analysis shows. The biggest hits to Democratic ranks came from men and younger Americans, groups that once leaned their way but are now turning red.
Back in 2020, nearly 49% of men signing up with a major party picked the Democrats, per the Times. By 2024, that figure plummeted to about 39%, a ten-point drop signaling a major shift.
“I don’t want to say, ‘The death cycle of the Democratic Party,’ but there seems to be no end to this,” Michael Pruser, the director of data science for Decision Desk HQ, told the NYT. “There is no silver lining or cavalry coming across the hill. This is month after month, year after year.”
Right now, America has about 160,000 fewer registered Democrats and 200,000 more Republicans than on Election Day 2024, based on data from the nonpartisan firm L2 examined by the Times. Even so, Democrats still hold a slight edge in total registrations nationwide, but that lead is shrinking fast as the GOP closes the gap.
This voter bleed arrives as Democrats scramble to reclaim key groups they fumbled in 2024, especially young men who abandoned them in droves. A Wall Street Journal poll from July 25 showed 63% of voters viewing the Democratic Party unfavorably—the worst rating since 1990.
“It would be naïve to call 2024 anything other than a reckoning on the Democratic brand,” Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, told the NYT. “To solve a brand problem, you need people talking about that brand — and that requires partisan dollars.”
Adding to their woes, the Democratic National Committee lags badly in fundraising this year, ending June with just $15 million in the bank—the lowest in five years, as Politico noted on Monday.
DNC chairman Ken Martin conceded in a February 18 memo that his party is now seen as out of touch with everyday folks. “When I talk about the state of the Democratic Party, I often speak about the impact of perceptions – what voters see, feel, and sense,” Martin wrote. “I believe the canary in the coal mine for what happened on November 5 was the recent showing that, for the first time in modern history, Americans now see the Republicans as the party of the working class and Democrats as the party of the elites.”
Party insiders have slammed Martin as too soft, urging Democrats to ditch the woke agenda and get bolder. President Donald Trump swept every swing state in 2024, handing Republicans control of Congress too, while some Democrats cling to false hope for 2026 midterms.
“It’s going to get worse,” Pruser told the NYT in reference to the prospects of the Democratic Party, “before it gets better.”
MSNBC: "AP poll shows many Democrat voters see your party as weak or ineffective"
"Voters trust congressional Republicans over Democrats on handling most issues from the economy to immigration to foreign policy"
"Does any of that surprise you?"
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— NRCC (@NRCC) August 5, 2025
