National Poll Reveals Shift in Voter Sentiment Towards Democratic Party Moderation

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After the Democratic Party's well-publicized setbacks in November's elections, a new national poll indicates that Democrats increasingly want their party to moderate by moving toward the center.

The survey, conducted by Gallup, suggests an increasing percentage of Republicans support the GOP staying the same ideologically.

A plurality of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 45%, who were questioned in the survey, stated they want their party to become more moderate. This marks an 11 percentage point increase since 2021, when former President Biden began his term in the White House.

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"At the same time, Democrats' and leaners' desire for a more liberal party has declined five points, to 29%, while preferences for no change in party ideology have dropped nine points, to 22%," the Gallup release noted.

The poll was conducted from January 21-27 in the immediate aftermath of President Donald Trump's inauguration and at the beginning of his second term.

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Trump regained the presidency in November, and Republicans won back the Senate majority, while Democrats failed to reclaim control of the House of Representatives from the GOP. Republicans saw significant gains among Black and Hispanic voters and younger voters, who are traditionally part of the Democratic Party's base.

Gallup notes that Democrats' current sentiment may very well be a reaction to their losses in 2024, as they prepare for the 2026 elections.

The Gallup poll indicates that support among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents for the party to stay ideologically the same rose nine points, from 34% in 2021 to 43% now.

Conversely, the percentage of those desiring a more conservative party decreased by 12 points, landing at 28%.

"The 27% of Republicans and leaners who now prefer moderation for their party is not significantly different from 2021," the poll's release noted.

However, the poll indicates that two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters identify as conservative, while 31% see themselves as moderate and just 2% as liberal.

Since his first election to the presidency in 2016, Trump has greatly influenced Republicans, transforming the GOP from a conservative-dominated party to a more populist party of loyalists supporting Trump's "America First" agenda.

The release of the Gallup poll comes a couple of weeks after another national survey highlighted issues for the Democrats. Only 31% of respondents in a Quinnipiac University survey conducted last month held a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 57% viewed the party unfavorably.

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This represents the highest percentage of voters with an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party since the Quinnipiac University Poll began asking this question.

Meanwhile, 43% of those questioned had a favorable view of the GOP, with 45% holding an unfavorable opinion, marking the highest approval rating for the Republican Party ever recorded in Quinnipiac polling.