In a sobering new poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal, Democrats find themselves confronting a crisis of confidence among American voters, who now overwhelmingly favor Republicans on nearly every key issue — from the economy to immigration and foreign policy.
The survey of 1,500 registered voters, conducted from July 16 to 20, delivers a brutal reality check for the Democratic Party: 63% of respondents view the party unfavorably, the worst rating recorded for Democrats in Journal polling history dating back to 1990.
Only 33% of voters have a favorable opinion of the party, marking a staggering 30-point deficit in net favorability.
While neither party is enjoying broad popularity, the numbers are far less damning for Republicans.
The GOP maintains a 43% favorable rating, with 54% viewing the party unfavorably — a net rating of -11.
President Donald Trump, who remains a dominant force in American politics more than nine months into his second term, holds a 45% favorable to 52% unfavorable split, yielding a net -7 favorability — still markedly better than the Democrats.
The implications go well beyond party branding. On the most pressing issues facing the nation, voters are making a clear choice — and it’s not the Democrats.
According to the poll, Republicans in Congress are seen as more capable than their Democratic counterparts on the economy, inflation, immigration (including illegal immigration), trade policy, foreign affairs, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Democrats manage to retain a narrow edge only on healthcare and vaccines — two topics that have grown less central in national discourse compared to economic hardship and the immigration crisis.
Perhaps the most telling commentary came from John Anzalone, the Democratic pollster who helped conduct the survey alongside longtime Trump adviser Tony Fabrizio. “The Democratic brand is so bad that they don’t have the credibility to be a critic of Trump or the Republican Party,” Anzalone admitted, offering a stark warning to his own party. “Until they reconnect with real voters and working people on who they’re for and what their economic message is, they’re going to have problems.”
That disconnect between Democrats and working-class Americans has been a recurring theme for years — one that the former Biden-Harris administration failed to resolve, and which the Trump-Vance administration has capitalized on with an unapologetically pro-worker, pro-America agenda.
The margin of error for the poll is 2.5%, and respondents were reached via both landlines and cell phones, ensuring a balanced sampling across demographics.
As Democrats search for answers, the Republican Party continues to consolidate its position as the party of economic pragmatism and border security.
With trust shifting steadily to the right, the message from voters is unmistakable: the liberal progressive experiment is losing the faith of the very public it claims to champion.
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