From The Hill: The good news for Democrats in the latest comprehensive survey of Americans’ partisan identities is that among young voters, the party has regained a lead, a 6-point advantage among those ages 18 to 29.
The bad news: Four years ago, the advantage was 32 points.
Every year, the Pew Research Center publishes its National Public Opinion Reference Survey, the big kahuna for tracking the trends of partisanship among the major voting blocs. It’s one thing for a voter to make a snap decision about one candidate in one election, but something different if he or she changes jerseys. That’s the difference between a wave and a realignment.
And in the year after a presidential election and before midterms get hot and heavy, Pew gives us a chance to see what the longer-lasting implications of 2024’s wild and wooly presidential election may be.
America’s political landscape has shifted in favor of Republicans this decade.
In 2020, 49% of Americans identified as Democrats, compared to 43% of Republicans.
In 2024, Republicans had a 1-point advantage, 47 percent to 46 percent. The shift matched the results of the presidential election.
Democratic coalition has a crack that is getting bigger https://t.co/LPBxF1V060
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