Democrats lost, catastrophically, during the 2024 election. They lost the White House by landslides in both the popular and Electoral College vote. They lost the Senate, they failed to capture the House.

And that was the result after polling showed the Republican party with a single-point advantage among voters.

Now that advantage is up to five points.

That’s from polling by NatpolitanNews, which explained, “In March, 46% of voters considered themselves Republicans or leaned Republican, while 41% considered themselves Democrats or leaned Democrat.

“These totals, derived from interviews with 9,300 Registered Voters during the month of March, have remained steady for the first quarter of 2025,” it said.

Further, “Fifty-one percent (51%) of men said they were Republicans or leaned Republican while 38% said the opposite (down 4 points from February). Among women, the numbers were little changed with 46% Democrat/lean Democrat and 41% Republican/lean Republican. While the Republicans gained ground since October, those gains have leveled off as the Trump administration approaches its first 100 days in office.”

The Washington Examiner explained it was only two years ago that Gallup confirmed “more Americans identified as Republicans than Democrats for the first time in over three decades.”

Now that trend has grown “as the GOP has won over more support from Hispanic and black voters,” the report said.

The report said Gallup’s results of 10,000 found 45% identified as Republicans and 44% as Democrats.

The report also noted that partisan IDs tend to “be fickle.”

“While it’s hard for people in the political world to accept, party ID is fluid. During a campaign season, people who think of themselves as independent tend to align with a party — or at least lean toward a party. That’s why the number of Republicans goes up with a Trump victory,” explained pollster Scott Rasmussen.

But the report explained, “The trend to the GOP appears real and partly due to its focus on working-class voters while Democrats embrace elites. Rasmussen said that change has helped the Republicans win over key minorities.”

Rasmussen said there is a “long-term shift” that is happening.

“It’s often talked about as Republicans becoming the working-class party. While not entirely accurate, the shifting party coalitions are helping the GOP. The working class shift is helping R’s make preliminary inroads into the black community and strong gains among Hispanic voters,” he said.

He also cited the “extreme” views of Democrats, pointing out it is hard for voters to align with those perspectives.