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applegrove

(128,976 posts) Tue Oct 21, 2025, 07:12 PM Tuesday

More Voters Identify as Democrats [View all]

More Voters Identify as Democrats

October 21, 2025 at 12:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 55 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/21/more-voters-identify-as-democrats-2/

Gallup finds Democrats have retaken the lead in party identification, 48% to 41%, the party’s best reading since the first quarter of the Biden administration.

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More Voters Identify as Democrats [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

Wait a minute............... Lovie777 Tuesday #1

Finally, some GOOD news!!! ShazzieB Tuesday #2

I hope the GOP is extinguished. byronius Tuesday #3

Identification doesn't mean registration, though. They might identify as Dems, but might be registered as independents ancianita Tuesday #4

I didn't think about that--- if I lived in a blood-red Trump state with voter registration by party, Jack Valentino Tuesday #6

Especially in closed primary red states, yes. ancianita Tuesday #7

Indeed. mwooldri Tuesday #8

I suspect it'll be a little higher than that, by the time the midterm rolls around.... Jack Valentino Tuesday #5

So, it looks like voters are not blaming Dems for the shutdown Farmer-Rick Tuesday #9

Even when most voters DON'T identify as Democrats BaronChocula Tuesday #10