So-called "double haters" dislike both political parties but the majority of them will vote for Democrats in the midterms

 

Bar graph and headline:  Strength in Numbers, 7/14/2026

G. Elliott Morris reports:

Americans have never liked their political parties less. Pew found in May that 26% of adults now hold an unfavorable view of both parties, the highest share in more than three decades of asking the question and more than four times the comparable percentage in 1994. The averages at FiftyPlusOne.news show both parties sitting around 15 points underwater on favorability, and neither has been above water in years. 

Over the last few election cycles, analysts have become obsessed with how these “double haters” vote. In 2016 and 2024, Donald Trump won voters who had unfavorable opinions of both him and his opponent by double digits, according to exit polls. He also won them in 2020, but the group was a much smaller slice of the electorate then.  

How are the double haters feeling about 2026?

 

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