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GOP again holds edge in party affiliation: Survey [View all]
The Republican Party maintained its edge over the Democrats in 2024, with more Americans identifying with the GOP than with its rival political party, according to a poll published Thursday.
The Gallup survey shows 46 percent of respondents either consider themselves a Republican or a Republican-leaning independent, while 45 percent say they consider themselves a Democrat or a Democratic-leaning independent.
The latest survey marks the third consecutive year in which the GOP edged out the Democrats.
In 2023, 45 percent of respondents identified as Republican or Republican-leaning, and 43 percent identified as Democrat or Democratic-leaning. In 2022, 45 percent identified with the GOP, while 44 percent identified with the Democrats, the data shows.
Before 2022, Republicans last held a plurality support in 1991 — the first year Gallup conducted the survey — when 48 percent of Americans identified with the GOP and 44 percent identified with the Democrats.
The Gallup survey shows 46 percent of respondents either consider themselves a Republican or a Republican-leaning independent, while 45 percent say they consider themselves a Democrat or a Democratic-leaning independent.
The latest survey marks the third consecutive year in which the GOP edged out the Democrats.
In 2023, 45 percent of respondents identified as Republican or Republican-leaning, and 43 percent identified as Democrat or Democratic-leaning. In 2022, 45 percent identified with the GOP, while 44 percent identified with the Democrats, the data shows.
Before 2022, Republicans last held a plurality support in 1991 — the first year Gallup conducted the survey — when 48 percent of Americans identified with the GOP and 44 percent identified with the Democrats.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-again-holds-edge-party-141133334.html
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