Poll: GOP Party Affiliation Shrinking Nearly Across the Board
The results of a new Gallup poll show that between 2001 and 2009, the percentage of Americans who identify as Republican or lean Republican has declined in
Jul 31, 20202.7K Shares228K Views
The results of a new Gallup pollshow that between 2001 and 2009, the percentage of Americans who identify as “Republican” or “lean Republican” has declined in every measured demographic group, except those who identified as frequent church-goers.
The survey found the most dramatic drops in party affiliation, perhaps unsurprisingly, among college students (10 percentage points) and those who seldom or never attend church (nine percentage points). However, the GOP has also suffered a nine-point loss in the Midwest, traditionally a party stronghold.
This graph puts the near-term problems facing the Republican Party into perspective:
With the electorate continuing to trend away from the party after two consecutive drubbings at the polls — and with party leaders seemingly unconcerned about the defection of 30-year Senate veteran Arlen Specter to the Democrats — the GOP’s conservative base appears to be cocooning into itself and running away with the party. The question that remains to be answered is how this strategy can result in a Republican Party that is electorally viable on a national level.
Hajra Shannon
Reviewer
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