Report: Democrats shed millions of registered voters, Republicans gain

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00:00Fewer Americans are choosing to register as Democrats.

00:04A new analysis of voter registration data shows the number of voters declared as Democrats

00:10is on the decline and Republicans are gaining.

00:16According to a new analysis by the New York Times and data firm L2,

00:21in 30 states that track voter registration by political party,

00:25Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every one of those states between 2020 and 2024.

00:34During those four years, Democrats lost 2.1 million registered voters,

00:39while Republicans gained 2.4 million.

00:44This graph illustrates how Democrat share of new registered voters declined in recent years.

00:51In 2018, Democrats accounted for 34% of all new voter registrations.

00:58Only 20% of new voter registrations were Republicans.

01:02But by 2023 and 2024, Republicans closed the gap and then some.

01:08In six years, the share of new registered Republicans rose 9 percentage points,

01:13while the Democrats dropped nearly 8 points.

01:17With more Americans registering as Republicans than Democrats in 2024.

01:23The Times reported more and more voters are registering as independents.

01:28And according to this data, it's coming mostly at the expense of the Democrats.

01:33This data could explain why President Trump had so much success in 2024,

01:39sweeping all battleground states and winning the popular vote.

01:43According to the data, each battleground saw Democrats' voter registration edge dissipate.

01:49In North Carolina, Republicans erased roughly 95% of the Democratic registration advantage

01:57that was there in fall of 2020.

02:00Their advantage went from 517,000 more registered voters than Republicans to 53,000.

02:07And in Pennsylvania, from 2020 to July of this year, 314,000 Democrats have switched to Republicans,

02:16nearly double the 161,000 Republicans who switched to the Democratic Party.

02:23The dip in Democratic voter registration comes as the party grapples with questions about its future.

02:30Polls show no clear frontrunner for 2028,

02:33Although former Vice President Kamala Harris consistently leaves the field.

02:38She recently declined to run for California governor,

02:42a move many see as leaving the door open for a run at the White House.

02:47California Governor Gavin Newsom has also gained ground in recent months.

02:51A new poll out this week even showed California voters prefer Newsom over Harris for president.

02:58At the same time, the Democratic Party faces other headwinds.

03:02Approval ratings for Democrats in Congress have slipped to historical lows.

03:07And the party is struggling financially.

03:10Politico reports the Democratic National Committee has just $15 million in cash

03:17compared to the Republican National Committee's $80 million on hand.

03:22What voter registration numbers look like in 2025, that information is limited as not all of the states which disclose party registration

03:32have updated their numbers since the 2024 election.

03:37And even though there is a decline in registered Democrats,

03:40there are still more registered Democrats nationwide than Republicans.

03:45But that is also partly because of available data and how individual states register voters.

03:52Some blue states like California allow people to register by party,

03:57while some red states like Texas don't register voters by party affiliation.

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