The rate of Americans who identify with the Republican party compared to the Democratic party is now at its highest point in the last three decades, according to a new Gallup poll.
When asked by Gallup, “In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or an independent? As of today, do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?” 45% of Americans identified themselves as Republican or Republican-leaning independents, while 44% identified themselves as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents.
As explained by Gallup, the “latest results are based on combined data from 2022 Gallup telephone surveys, which encompass interviews with more than 10,000 U.S. adults. In each survey it conducts, Gallup asks Americans whether they identify politically as a Republican, a Democrat or an independent. Independents are then asked a follow-up question about whether they ‘lean’ more toward the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. The combined measure of partisan identification and leanings gives an indication of party strength in the U.S. population.”
“A virtual tie in party identification and leaning represents one of the better outcomes for the Republican Party over the past three decades. Only once, in 1991, after then-president George H.W. Bush led the successful Persian Gulf War, did significantly more Americans identify as or lean Republican (48%) than Democratic (44%),” Gallup added.
GALLUP POLL: Do you consider yourself a Republican or a Democrat? (Including Independent leaners)
2022 Average:
Republican: 45% (R+1)
Democrat: 44%Best #'s for GOP since 1991
2008: D+12
2010: D+1
2012: D+5
2014: D+3
2016: D+5
2018: D+6
2020: D+5https://t.co/sVcqPQLW0C pic.twitter.com/uPDqhMw6lj— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) January 13, 2023
