A new survey shows that Democrats are pessimistic about the future of their party following former President Donald Trump’s seismic victory over Vice President Kamala Harris this month. 

The poll from Pew Research released on Friday found that the Democrats’ outlook is more dour than people in either party have been in the past eight years. 

Indeed, 49% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are pessimistic about the party’s future, a 20% increase since the 2022 midterm elections. It’s also slightly worse than the Democrats’ despair after Hillary Clinton lost to Mr. Trump in 2016.

Still, that means 51% of surveyed Democrats and their independents are optimistic about the road ahead. 

Democrats under age 50 were more pessimistic, 55%, than older Dems, 39%, while half of liberal Democrats were gloomier about the coming years than more moderate Democrats. 

The Pew Research data was part of a survey conducted Nov. 12-17 among 9,609 U.S. adults.

Meanwhile, Republicans are feeling giddy about the future of their party after scoring a trifecta in the White House, Senate and House. About 86% of surveyed Republicans said they’re high on what’s coming up. 

The disparity between Republican and Democrat outlooks is larger than after any recent election, according to Pew Research’s data. 

Conservative Republicans, 92%, are the most excited about the road ahead, while three-quarters of more moderate Republicans have the same level of enthusiasm.

Pew Research’s data found that 50% felt the Republican Party represented them somewhat or very well, while 43% believed the same about the Democratic Party. 

• Alex Miller can be reached at amiller@washingtontimes.com.