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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gratiot on January 13, 2012, 12:44:18 PM
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Conservatives Remain the Largest Ideological Group in U.S.
Overall, the nation has grown more polarized over the past decade
PRINCETON, NJ -- Political ideology in the U.S. held steady in 2011, with 40% of Americans continuing to describe their views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This marks the third straight year that conservatives have outnumbered moderates, after more than a decade in which moderates mainly tied or outnumbered conservatives.
Gallup (http://www.gallup.com/poll/152021/Conservatives-Remain-Largest-Ideological-Group.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines%20-%20Politics)
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Some fairly interesting charts are in there as well. Worth a glance.
I find it really interesting that the majority of Democrats identify themselves as Conservative/Moderate with only 10% describing themselves as Very Liberal.
It's also interesting that only 20% of Republicans proclaim that they are Very Conservative.
Some other interesting facets are scattered around.