Gallup: Liberals outnumber conservatives in only 6 states,
down from 9, by Paul Bedard, 2/22/19.
The number of states where liberals outnumber conservatives has
dropped more than 30 percent, with just six now in that category: Massachusetts,
Hawaii, Vermont, Washington, New York, and New Hampshire.
According to the latest Gallup survey, in every other state
but California, where conservatives and liberals split 29 percent to 29
percent, conservatives lead.
Nationally, those who
identify themselves conservative hold a nine-point lead.
Before conservatives
start to cheer, Gallup said the gap used to be 21 points and a handful of the
state numbers fall in the margin of error.
But the survey still
shows a large swath of red and pink states bookended by the whole West Coast,
New England, and the mid-Atlantic, including the Washington, D.C. area.
“The residents of most U.S. states are more
likely to identify as conservative than as liberal in their political ideology.
In 25 states, the conservative advantage is significantly greater than the
national average, including 19 ‘highly conservative’ states in which
conservatives outnumber liberals by at least 20 percentage points,” said
Gallup.
Comments
In the most
conservative States, the percentage of respondents identifying as Liberal
averaged in the high teens.
Conservatives averaged in the 40% range. Moderates averaged in the 30%
range. Trump needs to convince moderates to vote for him in 2020.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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