Democrats face harsh reality as voters change party affiliation, Dems need to change their strategy

The two-party system still dominates at the ballot box. And, as the 2024 election bore out, voters still chose a candidate from one of the major parties. But the new reality is that voter registration rolls show that independent and third-party registration are on the rise. In the past 25 years, the number of voters not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican party has grown nearly 9%, according to Ballotpedia. NBC News recently did an analysis of voter registration data. Its findings proved even more interesting. It found that as of this year, 32% of registered voters across dozens of states and territories chose not to affiliate with either of the major parties. That’s up 23% from 2000. National exit polls support those numbers.