The Democratic National Convention again surpassed its Republican counterpart in viewership numbers Tuesday night, with an average of more than 20 million Americans tuning in compared to the RNC’s 14 million on its second night—a nearly 39% difference.
The event even garnered roughly 500,000 more viewers than its first night—a historical anomaly, according to Nielsen data.
Typically, fewer viewers tune in to the conventions on the second night.
The 2024 convention is the first Democratic conference to have higher ratings on the second night in the last decade—most likely propelled by the primetime speeches given by former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
I mean. It’s going to every night, and I’d be real surprised if the RNC ever had more viewers…
Democrats are the majority of voters, Republicans live in the areas with the majority of empty land.
Unfortunately we dont live in a straight democracy
Independents are a majority of voters, nearly double those that identify as Democrat
If only we could make Republicans think that means we live in a gay democracy, because it’s not straight…
I think Republicans are also generally disengaged. That’s what enables them to vote for so much monstrous garbage; they don’t pay enough attention to know what they’re voting for. There are also plenty of true believers who really are christian nationalists, but for most people, if they follow the policy positions, they’d be Democrats.
So when it comes to the number of people watching a convention, the DNC sorta naturally attracts more people since the base is paying more attention.