The number of people who describe themselves as Republican has slightly declined since the last presidential election.

The polling firm Gallup, which tracks party affiliation monthly, says that those identifying as Republicans has shrunk by two percentage points since 2020. In February 2020, 30 percent of those Gallup polled said they were Republicans, while 29 percent considered themselves Democrats.

As of February 2024, when the latest data is available, 28 percent say they are Republicans, while 30 percent say they are Democrats, showing Republican’s base declining. Newsweek contacted the Republican National Committee (RNC) by email to comment on this story.

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    3 months ago

    Let me just point out that as long as the Republican base remain highly-motivated voters, they will still continue to win and to dominate. If people that identified as Demoratic voters were 72%, and Republicans were 28%, it would be a tossup in US politics if they showed up to polls at 90%, and Dems at the more typical 35%. If you don’t want Trump in office, and you want to actually see him end up in jail for the wide variety of federal and state crimes he’s committed, get your ass out and vote for Biden–yes, yes, he’s not even close to being my first choice either–and make sure everyone you know votes for Biden.