Do you believe the good news of the day if it appears in the New York Times? That is the question raised by Shane Golmacher/Jonah Smith story “The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis.” Goldmacher and Smith report:
The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters long before they even go to the polls.
Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.
That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.
The stampede away from the Democratic Party is occurring in battleground states, the bluest states and the reddest states, too, according to a new analysis of voter registration data by The New York Times. The analysis used voter registration data compiled by L2, a nonpartisan data firm.
I’m going to enjoy this while I can.
NYT: Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.
🔴 Republicans: +2.4M
🔵 Democrats: -2.1Mhttps://t.co/PkGX9ST7pW pic.twitter.com/yHkRv2OUa0— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 20, 2025
