On Wednesday morning, CNN’s Harry Enten confirmed that President Donald Trump has significantly grown the GOP, attracting new voters and ex-Democrats fed up with their party’s extreme stances.
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party has changed the electorate. What do I mean by that? Well, let’s take a look at party identification. Democrats versus Republicans,” Enten said. “You go back to 2017, five points more of the electorate was Democrats than Republicans. You go to 2021 when [former President] Joe Biden was starting out. Look at that. Six points more of the electorate was Democrats than Republicans.”
“But look at what’s happened in February of 2025. Look at this: Republicans, there are more Republicans in the electorate than there are Democrats. Republican plus two,” he continued. “So Donald Trump and the Republicans have remade the electorate. They’ve turned some people over from being Democrats or independents to become Republicans. New folks have entered the electorate who are more Republican leaning.”
A Gallup poll published in January 2024 found that party identification was split evenly between Democrats and Republicans at 27%, a historic low for the Democratic Party.
Enten noted in December that “Trump gained more among voters under the age of 25 than any other age group. ”
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CNN: “Donald Trump and the Republicans have re-made the electorate” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sGR7z7S2P3
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 19, 2025
Pollster Frank Luntz said Monday that voters who previously backed Biden and Hillary Clinton but switched to Trump in 2024 are responding positively to the fast-paced start of his administration.
“They’re reacting to it because they love the pace of change. They were very fed up over the last four years. They wanted action. They wanted results. They looked at prices. They looked at affordability. They looked at immigration. And they didn’t see anything happening,” Luntz said. “They still don’t like what he says, but they like what he does.”
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🚨NEW: @FrankLuntz says former Biden, Clinton voters who flipped to Trump in 2024 "love" how fast he's moving 🚨
"They love the pace of change. They were very fed up over the last four years. They wanted action … results. They looked at prices … affordability …… pic.twitter.com/oTl0EDs3mx
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) February 17, 2025
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