Why everyone hates the Democrats right now, explained in 3 charts

Demonstrators march to the U.S. Capitol building on September 2, 2025, during an anti-Trump protest. | Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images via AFP If there’s one thing a large majority of Americans have consistently agreed on this year, it’s that the Democratic Party sucks. Unfavorable views of the party seem to keep rising with every passing month of President Donald Trump’s second term and that discontent has reached a new height this summer. More than 60 percent of American adults view the Democrats with derision, according to weekly tracking polls conducted by YouGov. Looking at this