It is a given in modern politics that the party not in control of the White House is more enthusiastic to vote.
But 2020 is turning into an unusual year and the latest Gallup voter survey has just proved it again by finding that Republican voter enthusiasm is up and slightly higher than Democratic excitement.
“Currently, about two in three Republicans (66%) and Democrats (65%) report being more excited about voting than they were in previous elections. This differs from the typical pattern Gallup has seen over the years, whereby those who identify with the political party of the incumbent president have been less enthusiastic about voting than members of the opposing party,” said Gallup.
While that could be interpreted as good news for President Trump, it follows two elections this week in Virginia and Kentucky that saw sky-high turnout and Democratic victories.
Still, when Gallup looked at its national data trend, it concluded, “History would suggest that Democrats would be more keyed up to vote than Republicans, but that isn’t the case in this early marker taken nearly a year before Election Day 2020.”
