A new AP-NORC poll found that only about one-third of Democrats are “very optimistic” or even “somewhat optimistic” about their party’s future.
That’s down sharply from July 2024, when about 6 in 10 Democrats said they had a positive outlook.
The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% last summer.
Still, only about 3 in 10 Republicans are optimistic about the state of U.S. politics, up from about 1 in 10 last summer.