Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party

Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party

Ashley Lopez

November 25, 2025 / 5:00 am

Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — in their effort to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives next year.

This is the first time, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says, that it's had a program specifically dedicated to engaging rural voters.

Suzan DelBene, who chairs the DCCC and represents Washington's 1st Congressional District, said Democrats see an opportunity to engage rural voters as President Trump's economic agenda, particularly tariffs, becomes less popular .

She said rural voters see the "damage" being done by GOP policies