Two-thirds of the people who have RSVPed for today’s event live outside of major urban centers, up nearly 40% compared with the first “No Kings” event in June 2025, statistics provided by the organizers show.
Racial diversity and rising educational levels have resulted in the political axis shifting in many suburban communities.
“I’m seeing people from the PTA or the neighborhood who would have never joined a protest in the past, who are now asking how they can get involved,” Allison Posner, a 42-year-old mother from Maplewood, New Jersey, told The Associated Press.
Red states and battlegrounds: “No Kings” organizers also said a significant number of protests are planned in GOP strongholds like Texas and Florida.
“Almost 50% of No Kings events are in either a red state or a battleground area for this year,” Eunic Epstein-Ortiz, who is with the No Kings Coalition, said at a news conference on Thursday.
The No Kings Coalition organizes the demonstrations and includes organizations like 50501, Indivisible, AFT, MoveOn, the ACLU, Public Citizen and SEIU, among others.
Texas, Florida and Ohio each have over 100 events scheduled today, and states like Idaho, Wyoming and Utah have events in the double digits, according to the event organizers.
Meanwhile, on the Article Circle: One of the most far-flung demonstrations will be held today in the Alaskan community of Kotzebue.