The Republican Social gathering maintained its edge over the Democrats in 2024, with extra Individuals figuring out with the GOP than with its rival political celebration, in response to a ballot printed Thursday.
The Gallup survey exhibits 46 % of respondents both think about themselves a Republican or a Republican-leaning unbiased, whereas 45 % say they think about themselves a Democrat or a Democratic-leaning unbiased.
The newest survey marks the third consecutive 12 months during which the GOP edged out the Democrats.
In 2023, 45 % of respondents recognized as Republican or Republican-leaning, and 43 % recognized as Democrat or Democratic-leaning. In 2022, 45 % recognized with the GOP, whereas 44 % recognized with the Democrats, the info exhibits.
Earlier than 2022, Republicans final held a plurality assist in 1991 — the primary 12 months Gallup performed the survey — when 48 % of Individuals recognized with the GOP and 44 % recognized with the Democrats.
Since then, the Democrats had both tied or been extra well-liked than the GOP amongst U.S. voters till 2022. The Democrats’ largest benefit within the final 33 years got here in 2008 — the 12 months former President Obama was elected — when 52 % of Individuals recognized with the Democrats and 40 % recognized with Republicans, in response to the pollster.
The temper of the nation has additionally shifted within the final three or so a long time, however the smallest margin — with no factors separating the 2 events — got here in 2002, 2003 and 2011, when 45 % of respondents recognized with every celebration.
The Gallup survey was performed all through 2024 and included phone interviews with 14,162 U.S. adults. The margin of error is 1 proportion level.
