The ranks of unaffiliated CT voters are growing
The number of registered Democrats is dropping in Connecticut as more voters have chosen to register without a political party.
The Democratic share of Connecticut voters dropped almost 2 percentage points since 2020, the Republican portion increased 0.7 percentage points, and voters unaffiliated with any party increased by 1%.
But Democratic candidates aren’t necessarily losing votes as the party loses registrants — made clear after Democrats flipped control of 28 towns and cities in the Nov. 4 election.
Across the nation, more voters are straying away from political parties. According to Gallup polls, a record 43% of people across the nation self-identified as independent in both 2023 and 2024. Since 2000, the number of self-identifying independents has only reached 43% one other time — in 2014.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/11/14/ct-unaffiliated-voters/
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As long as the independents remain engaged they will continue to vote D. I was an independent myself for many years until I became a Democrat in 2008. But I always voted D in every election.
The way I look at this, the Democratic Party and the Boards of Elections in every county throughout the US need to assure us that our registration data will remain safe and out of the hands of the evil right-wingers. Can they do that, or are they even trying? I'm not so sure.
