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NEW POLL: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IS NOW MAINSTREAM  
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The Editors of Jacobin
September 15, 2025
Jacobin
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_ A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds
broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.
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Politicians like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders may be
“outsiders” among the political class, but the numbers show that
their policy positions reflect mainstream American opinion., Angela
Weiss / AFP via Getty Images

 

A new national survey commissioned by DSA Fund and _Jacobin_, with
support from the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and fielded by Data for
Progress (N=1,257 likely voters; MOE ±3) takes stock of where
democratic socialism stands with the electorate — and what it would
take to build stable, working-class majorities beyond deep-blue
districts.

Among Democrats, democratic socialists enjoy significant popularity.
The poll’s findings include:

* Democrats prefer democratic socialism to capitalism by a 58 point
margin. Socialism wins overall with likely voters under forty-five
years old.

* Democrats prefer left-wing political figures similar to Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani over establishment
politicians similar to Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and Nancy
Pelosi by a 20 point margin.

* This was also true across party lines in critical voting blocs:
noncollege (+9), Latinos (+30).

* Candidates who identify as democratic socialists are viewed just
as favorably (+69) among registered Democrats as candidates who
identify only as Democrats (+67).

“These results tell a clear story: democratic socialism is now
mainstream,” said DSA Fund executive director Gabe Tobias. “Far
from a liability, the ‘democratic socialist’ label is now how
voters recognize a leader who they can trust to fight for them. And
far from fringe, DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] actually
represents the majority political views of Democratic voters.”

The poll also found support for egalitarian policy positions among
Republicans and independents:

* 70% of all respondents say that our economic system is “rigged
in favor of corporations and the wealthy” and needs to be replaced;
this includes 67% of independents and 58% of Republicans.
* 59% of respondents (and 58% of Republicans) blame landlords and
banks more than government regulation for the high cost of housing.
* 83% of respondents agree that social work and mental health are
necessary parts of a public safety budget; this includes 81% of
independents and 80% of Republicans. This was true across all
partisan, racial/ethnic, geographic, and class groups.
* 15% of Donald Trump voters prefer democratic socialism to
capitalism. These voters tended to be younger and non-white.

“This poll underscores that the term ‘democratic socialism’ now
communicates something very practical to American voters: the kind of
economic security and fairness once associated with the New Deal
tradition,” said Bhaskar Sunkara, president of the _Nation_ magazine
and founding editor of _Jacobin_.

 

The poll was conducted from August 22 to 24, 2025. It surveyed 1,257
likely voters nationwide using web panel respondents. It was conducted
by Data for Progress for the DSA Fund, _Jacobin _magazine_,_ and the
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Read the survey here
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Full crosstabs here
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* Political Polling; Bernie Sanders; Zohran Mamdani; Democratic
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