# Who to blame for the Republican failure in 2022? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 13, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-to-blame-for-the-republican-failure-in-2022/974851 "2022-11-13T14:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-to-blame-for-the-republican-failure-in-2022/974851/28 "2022-11-15T12:25:17Z")
I’m having a hard time squaring this thread with this other thread: > [@2022 House Vote: Republicans: 51.7%, Democrats: 46.8%, a Significant Switch to Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-house-vote-republicans-51-7-democrats-46-8-a-significant-switch-to-republicans/974920): > > Here are the numbers of people who voted Democratic vs Republican in the 2022 House elections Democrats: 47,400,328 46.8% Republicans: 52,328,829 51.7% Compare this with 2020 House elections Democrats: 77,545,850 votes 50.8% Republicans: 72,837,502 votes 47.7% Total: 101,291,428 This is a significant shift in political preferences (even though the percent change in the number of Democratic vs Republican Representatives is much less). [Note Democrats had a 30 million vote decline while Rep… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-to-blame-for-the-republican-failure-in-2022/974851)._