In yet another round of bad news for the rudderless Democratic Party, a recent Gallup poll has revealed that the approval rating for the DNC has plummeted to a historic low of 34 percent. According to Gallup, this is the lowest score since the polling agency began tracking this metric in the early 90s.
For context, the Democrats have historically averaged high 40s to around 60 percent in the 1990s and early 2000s, but since then have steadily declined. Most recently, the favorability rating experienced significant drops in the mid-2010s and early 2020s.
This trend aligns with other polling agencies, which point to a deep issue facing the Democrats. One finding, published in an Associated Press-NORC poll, stated that well over one-third of Democrats believe their party is “weak” and “ineffective” in the face of Trump’s unstoppable mandate.
Another report, from a Unite the Country super PAC survey, found that support for the Democrats has dropped below 35 percent among Hispanic men and working-class voters in vital battleground states, which are essential to future elections.
Congressional Democrats face an equally dire situation. A Quinnipiac University poll found that the approval rating for DNC Congressmen was an abysmal 19 percent, highlighting a persistent downward trend in public opinion.
In another blow to the Democrats’ future electoral success, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, that the Department of Justice will begin cracking down on “race-based gerrymandering,” which has allowed blue states to boost their power in the House artificially.
As we reported, Dhillon explained how this move ties in to a broader plan within the DOJ to ensure that American elections are free and fair. She said, in a video announcement, “Our constitutional duty is to protect the right to vote for all Americans. Sixty years ago, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to confront the brutal reality that too many Americans were being denied their rightful access to the ballot.”
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Continuing her remarks, she tied this decision to historical laws that govern voting districts. She explained, “The Voting Rights Act came at a critical time in our nation’s history, and was the catalyst of necessary change. This landmark law removed barriers to voting. It outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests and gave the federal government the tools to stop discriminatory barriers at the ballot box.”
Tying the new plan to Trump’s courageous leadership, she added, “Today, under the leadership of President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, this civil rights division is continuing to protect equal and transparent ballot access with vigilance and resolve.”
Describing the specific actions taken by the DOJ, she added, “We are investigating violations of federal voting laws. We’re ensuring that all 50 states have and continue to have clean voter rolls. We are challenging efforts to suppress or dilute the vote. We are attacking illegal race-based gerrymandering, and we are protecting ballot access for all Americans.”
Concluding her comments, Dhillon listed out examples of the DOJ securing our elections. She stated, “We have sued jurisdictions such as North Carolina for not registering voters properly by first verifying their eligibility. We have notified Texas of grave concerns about congressional districts drawn with racial motivations, and we are suing other jurisdictions where there is evidence of ineligible voters on their voter rolls. Our job is to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. On this anniversary, we honor the Voting Rights Act, not just by remembering it, but by enforcing it for all Americans, and that’s my promise to you.”