Democrats currently hold a 10 point lead over Republicans when people are asked which party they identify with.
\n\nA growing number of Americans are calling themselves Democrats, and the shift over the past year has handed the party its widest advantage in nearly two decades, according to new Gallup data.
\n\nDemocrats currently hold a 10 point lead over Republicans when people are asked which party they identify with, a gap that widens further once independents who say they lean toward one party or the other are factored in. That advantage is showing up at a time when President Trump's approval rating has sat below 40 percent for months, and when Democrats are proving competitive in Senate races across states that leaned heavily toward Trump in previous election cycles.
\n\nIt's worth noting, though, that a shift in party identification doesn't automatically translate into votes on Election Day. Independents, including those who say they lean one way or the other, tend to turn out to vote less often than committed partisans.
\n\nThe gap Democrats currently hold dwarfs any recent Republican advantage and instead resembles the numbers from 2020, the year Joe Biden won the presidency and Democrats picked up narrow control of…
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