Democratic enrollment drops in NY from 2020-24 in ominous election sign

There are cracks in the blue wall.Democratic registration dropped 7% in New York City and 4% across the Empire State between 2020 and 2024 — the latest sign of disaffection with liberal policies that some pundits is fueling a national push to the right.Democrats saw registration plummet 258,612 in the city from November 2020 to November 2024, when there were 3.4 million voters registered to the Democratic Party, according to Board of Election data.That accounted for much of the 271,322 statewide decline in party enrollment as the GOP saw a modest gain of 2%, or 67,483 voters, enrolled statewide — bringing Republican Party totals to slightly more than 3 million, according to the numbers.There were 4,912 more enrolled Republicans in the city, to 573,644 total, the data show.But the biggest development was a 12% bump in registered voters without a party int he state — the so-called “blanks” or independents.

Non-affiliated voters surged by 353,792 voters, to more than 3.3 million, outnumbering Republicans statewide.In New York City, there was a 7% increase or 80,134 more non-party affiliated voters — to 1,155,323, nearly double the total of the GOP.The data show there’s a potential to grow a GOP-indy alliance, as the results in the presidential election indicate, one voting expert said.President-elect Donald Trump drew 44% of the vote in blue New York to 56% for Vice President Kamala Harris, the highest vote for a Republican candidate in 36 years.Democrats nationwide are sifting though the carnage of losing the White House and both the House and Senate to the GOP.In 2022, Democrat Kathy Hochul won the race for governor by just 6-percentage points — 53%-47% over Republican Lee Zeldin.

Zeldin, a former House member, is now Trump’s nominee for Environmental Protection Agency secretary.“Across election districts, the share of people registering recently with no party is highly correlated with the share of those voting for Trump in 2024,” said CUNY ...