The Democratic Party Is Hemorrhaging Voters, and a New White-Only Community in Arkansas

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  From The New York Times, it's The Headlines.

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  I'm Tracy Mumford.

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  Today's Wednesday, August 20th.

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  Here's what we're covering.

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  A new Times analysis of voter registration data shows the Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters.

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  Of the 30 states that track voter registration by party,

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  Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections,

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  often by a lot.

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  In particular, the party's been losing support with new voters.

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  For years,

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  more and more first-time registrants have been choosing to be politically independent by not siding with either major party.

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  But for those who do still choose one of the big two, The Democratic share is cratering.

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  Over the last six years, it's dropped 15 percent.

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