U.S. DEMOCRACY IN FREE FALL
Current democracy rating has fallen to pre-1950s levels
Trump's second term shows 40 times faster democratic decline than his first term.
From the 1995 peak to February 2025, democracy has experienced its steepest fall by 29%.
From the 1995 peak to February 2025, democracy has experienced its steepest fall by 29%.
U.S.A. democracy ratings have experienced their sharpest decline in history, with February 2025 marking a return to pre-1950s levels. The data by Bright Line Watch reveals a dramatic collapse during the second Trump term that has erased 75 years of democratic progress in a matter of months. The second Trump administration has seen an unprecedented acceleration in the rate of democratic decline. While during the first Trump term, between Feb 2017 and Nov 2020, the score fell roughly 4%, the last three months saw a decline by a whopping 11.5%. Experts predict further decline by 2027. Source: https://brightlinewatch.org/.