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September 18, 2019: Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters nationwide who identify as Democrats consider themselves politically liberal. An analysis of ScottRasmussen.com surveys found that 38% of Democrats are politically moderate and 11% are conservative.[1]

On the other side of the aisle, 73% of self-identified Republican voters consider themselves politically conservative. Twenty-one percent (21%) of the GOP base are moderate in their views and 7% liberal.

Most independent voters (66%) see themselves as politically moderate.

Overall, among all voters, 41% see themselves as moderate, 33% say conservative, and 26% say liberal.

During the month of August, ScottRasmussen.com interviewed 31,039 registered voters. This large sample allows for a more detailed analysis than typical surveys of approximately 1,000 voters each.

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Scott Rasmussen is an editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics. He is a senior fellow for the study of self-governance at the King’s College in New York. His most recent book, Politics Has Failed: America Will Not, was published by the Sutherland Institute in August 2018.

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