Republican Popularity Growing

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   Readmikenowposted 6 weeks ago

   More Americans are switching to the Republican party. 
   
   In 2008, democrats held a 12 point advantage over Republicans. 
   
   My how things have changed.
   
   The Republican party has held the advantage in membership for the past 3 years.
   
   This trend shows no signs of changing.
   
   "Overall, 46% of Americans identified as Republicans or independents who leaned toward the Republican Party, compared with 45% who identified as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents. Prior to 2022, Republicans only had a slight edge once before, in 1991.
   
   The Democratic advantage was largest in 2008, at 12 percentage points, but shrank to zero by 2011 before settling into the two-to-six-point range for the next decade.
   
   In the past three years, which were marked by low satisfaction with the way things were going in the United States, negative evaluations of the U.S. economy and low job approval ratings for Democratic President Joe Biden, Republicans have held slight advantages of one to two points. Amid this challenging climate for the incumbent Democratic Party, Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 elections and the U.S. Senate and the presidency in the 2024 elections.
   
   The recent shift from a Democratic to Republican advantage in party affiliation is apparent in most major subgroups of Americans. There have been slightly larger-than-average increases in Republican identification and leaning among Hispanic Americans (from 27% to 36%), young adults (33% to 39%), lower-income Americans (36% to 41%), those without a college degree (45% to 50%), Catholics (42% to 47%) and Black Americans (12% to 17%).
   
   The Democratic Party long had at least a slight edge in party preferences among the U.S. adult population. But in the past three years, under an unpopular Biden administration, Republican identification and leaning has exceeded that of Democrats.
   
   https://news.gallup.com/poll/655157/gop … -year.aspx

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      Credence2posted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      We will see how long that lasts….

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      tsmogposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      From the Gallup article arrives . . .
      
      Bottom Line
      
      The Democratic Party long had at least a slight edge in party preferences among the U.S. adult population. But in the past three years, under an unpopular Biden administration, Republican identification and leaning has exceeded that of Democrats. It is possible, then, that with Republicans poised to control the federal government for the next two to four years, that party preferences will shift back toward the Democrats. Whether that happens will depend largely on whether Americans are pleased or displeased with the state of the nation under Republican rule."

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         Readmikenowposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

         I would like to add that the democrat party dropped a 12 point lead in members to now be behind Republicans.
         
         A lead Republicans have held for the past 3 years.

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   Willowarborposted 6 weeks ago

   Since 1988, the share of adults in the U.S. who identify as political independents has continued to grow, often surpassing the that of Democrats or Republicans. In 2024, approximately 43 percent of adults rejected identification with the major parties, compared to 28 percent of respondents identified with the Democratic Party, and 28 percent with the Republican Party...
   
   This indicates a weakening of traditional party loyalties...
   
   https://www.statista.com/statistics/107 … n%20Party.

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      GA Andersonposted 6 weeks agoin reply to this

      Considering how extreme both parties have become, your statistic is a good sign. "I didn't leave the party, the party left me." is frequently heard from escapees of both parties.
      
      GA

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