The most widely circulated newspapers in key states across the United States have overwhelmingly endorsed Democrats during election years throughout the modern political era, reports Fox New Digital.
A review of major newspapers found that endorsements for president, governor, and Senate seats leaned Democrat for a majority of the publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and even papers in some conservative-leaning states.
Fox News Digital analyzed newspaper endorsements for president dating back to 1992, and endorsements for Senate, as well as governor, since 2012.
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have exclusively endorsed the Democratic nominee for president from 1992-2020. Since 2012, the Post has primarily endorsed Democrats for Senate and governor, outside of Gov. Larry Hogan for Maryland in 2018.
The New York Times appeared to shy away from endorsements in general elections, choosing instead to endorse during the primaries. During recent general elections, The Times endorsed democrats Andrew Cuomo for governor in 2018 and Chuck Schumer for Senate in 2016.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has also exclusively endorsed the Democratic nominee for president from 1992-2020 as well as Democratic nominees for governor and Senate since 2012. Just this month, the paper endorsed Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, over his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsed Bush in 2000, but outside of that has endorsed the Democratic nominee for president every other year since 1992, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. The paper has only endorsed two Republican candidates since 2012, Rob Portman for Senate in 2016, and John Kasich for Governor in 2014.
In Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has acted as a historically conservative paper. The paper has exclusively endorsed the Republican nominee for president since 1992 and has only endorsed Republican candidates for Senate and governor since 2012.
USA Today began doing endorsements in 2016, when instead of endorsing a particular candidate, they simply said "not Trump." USA Today endorsed Biden in 2020.
In 2022, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel decided that they would not do endorsements for the midterm elections. Historically, the paper has endorsed the Democratic candidate for president every presidential election cycle except 1992, when they endorsed Bush, and 2012, when they endorsed Romney. Endorsements have only been issued for Democrats in the Senate and for the governorship as far back as 2012.
Over on the West coast, The Los Angeles Times began endorsing presidential candidates in 2008, and since then has only endorsed Democratic candidates. The paper has also only endorsed Democratic candidates for Senate and governor running back to 2012.
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