Cost-of-Living Concerns Drove Former Trump Supporters to Democrats in 2025 Races

Dec 21, 2025

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Ex-Trump voters in New Jersey and Virginia abandoned GOP nominees this year and backed Democrats largely because rising everyday costs outweighed party allegiance, POLITICO reported in an exclusive obtained research brief.

The shift matters now because it highlights a possible new weakness in the Republican coalition just a year after Donald Trump’s 202…

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