Gallup: Conservatives Outnumber Moderates and Liberal
Gallup: Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June: 40% of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal. . . .
The 2009 data are based on 16 separate Gallup surveys . . . Conservatives have been the dominant ideological group each quarter, with between 39% and 41% of Americans identifying themselves as either "very conservative" or "conservative." Between 35% and 37% of Americans call themselves "moderate," while the percentage calling themselves "very liberal" or "liberal" has consistently registered between 20% and 21% -- making liberals the smallest of the three groups. . . .
Changes among political independents appear to be the main reason the percentage of conservatives has increased nationally over the past year: the 35% of independents describing their views as conservative in 2009 is up from 29% in 2008. By contrast, among Republicans and Democrats, the percentage who are "conservative" has increased by one point each.
Americans Also Moving Right on Some Issues {based on annual change):
- Too much government regulation of business & industry: from 38% to 45%
- Labor unions have less influence in the country" from 32% to 42%
- Keep laws governing the sale of firearms the same or making them less strict: from 49% to 55%
- Americans favoring a decrease in immigration: from 39% to 50%
- Want government to "promote traditional values" verses no values: from 48% to 53%
- Consider themselves "pro-life" on abortion: from 44% to 51%
- Believe global warming problem is "exaggerated" in the news: from 35% to 41%
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Changes among political independents appear to be the main reason the percentage of conservatives has increased nationally over the past year: the 35% of independents describing their views as conservative in 2009 is up from 29% in 2008. By contrast, among Republicans and Democrats, the percentage who are "conservative" has increased by one point each.
- Too much government regulation of business & industry: from 38% to 45%
- Labor unions have less influence in the country" from 32% to 42%
- Keep laws governing the sale of firearms the same or making them less strict: from 49% to 55%
- Americans favoring a decrease in immigration: from 39% to 50%
- Want government to "promote traditional values" verses no values: from 48% to 53%
- Consider themselves "pro-life" on abortion: from 44% to 51%
- Believe global warming problem is "exaggerated" in the news: from 35% to 41%
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Posted by Bill Smith at 1:02 PM - Post Link
5 Comments:
I am glad to see a poll for what Glen suggested months ago!
Since there are so many of us, I wish everyone would take the time to vote. I guess it's time to speak boldly to my conservative/moderate friends who always complain. They shut down the minute I ask, "Did you vote?" I need to rethink my approach.
Charlotte,
Thanks for your comment. I have sent you a private message.
We need to do like the Liberals and 'get out the vote' ....even if it means going around and picking up our conservative friends in our cars and driving them to the poles.
I will do it takes. Time and expense will not hinder me.
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