Gallop poll confirms what we already knew.

[Danno 1,228]

Sure People have avoided the "republican" brand name as of late but a new poll confirms what most have already known and what Liberals always fear.

CONSERVATIVES ARE INCREASING IN NUMBERS and are nearly 2x that of liberals.

Whats the old saying.... "A rose by any other name is still a rose".

June 15, 2009

“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group

by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.

These annual figures are based on multiple national Gallup surveys conducted each year, in some cases encompassing more than 40,000 interviews. The 2009 data are based on 10 separate surveys conducted from January through May. Thus, the margins of error around each year's figures are quite small, and changes of only two percentage points are statistically significant.

To measure political ideology, Gallup asks Americans to say whether their political views are very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal. As has been the case each year since 1992, very few Americans define themselves at the extremes of the political spectrum. Just 9% call themselves "very conservative" and 5% "very liberal." The vast majority of self-described liberals and conservatives identify with the unmodified form of their chosen label.

(add Conservative and Very conservative)

Party-Based Ideology

There is an important distinction in the respective ideological compositions of the Republican and Democratic Parties. While a solid majority of Republicans are on the same page -- 73% call themselves conservative -- Democrats are more of a mixture. The major division among Democrats is between self-defined moderates (40%) and liberals (38%). However, an additional 22% of Democrats consider themselves conservative, much higher than the 3% of Republicans identifying as liberal.

True to their nonpartisan tendencies, close to half of political independents -- 45% -- describe their political views as "moderate." Among the rest, the balance of views is tilted more heavily to the right than to the left: 34% are conservative, while 20% are liberal.

Gallup trends show a slight increase since 2008 in the percentages of all three party groups calling themselves "conservative," which accounts for the three percentage-point increase among the public at large.

Thus far in 2009, Gallup has found an average of 36% of Americans considering themselves Democratic, 28% Republican, and 37% independent. When independents are pressed to say which party they lean toward, 51% of Americans identify as Democrats, 39% as Republicans, and only 9% as pure independents.

Ideological tendencies by leaned party affiliation are very similar to those of straight partisan groups. However, it is worth noting the views of pure independents -- a group usually too small to analyze in individual surveys but potentially important in deciding elections. Exactly half of pure independents describe their views as moderate, 30% say they are conservative, and 17% liberal.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/Conserva...x?version=print

[Chica Yeyé 41]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

[Ladylethal 12]

I need to return to Brazil ASAP!

And I found out I'm not liberal or conservative, nor Democrat or Republican, I'm a hypocrite.

[Peikko 1,575]

So what? I don't fear conservatism. Like most people, there are areas in my life that I am progressive and other areas conservative. Big deal.

[mawilson 2,133]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

It's very easy to explain:

The largest group - independents - voted for Obama.

[Peikko 1,575]

I do fear the independents though. Fence sitters!

Idiotic polls deserve idiotic treatment!!!!!

[GaryC 7]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

Moderate + Liberal > conservative. Simple math.

[Guderian 0]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

Moderate + Liberal > conservative. Simple math.

Idiot + Moron > Reasonable. Simple math.

[GaryC 7]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

Moderate + Liberal > conservative. Simple math.

Idiot + Moron > Reasonable. Simple math.

So your saying that idiots and morons are greater than the reasonable types and that is why Obama got elected?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

oh my... and they still lost the election by a landslide.... explain that one if you will

It's very easy to explain:

The largest group - independents - voted for Obama.

There you go. thanks ma

[Ban Hammer 13,659]

I need to return to Brazil ASAP!

And I found out I'm not liberal or conservative, nor Democrat or Republican, I'm a hypocrite.

they don't want you back, as you don't drink coffee.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I need to return to Brazil ASAP!

And I found out I'm not liberal or conservative, nor Democrat or Republican, I'm a hypocrite.

they don't want you back, as you don't drink coffee.

[Ladylethal 12]

I need to return to Brazil ASAP!

And I found out I'm not liberal or conservative, nor Democrat or Republican, I'm a hypocrite.

they don't want you back, as you don't drink coffee.

Does it really offend you that much that I choose Beer over coffee? That I choose coke over coffee?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I need to return to Brazil ASAP!

And I found out I'm not liberal or conservative, nor Democrat or Republican, I'm a hypocrite.

they don't want you back, as you don't drink coffee.

Does it really offend you that much that I choose Beer over coffee? That I choose coke over coffee?

[Ladylethal 12]

God forbid I anger the caffeine Gods.

Edited June 15, 2009 by *Laura*