Voters Want Moderation

More Democrats Favor Party Moderation Today than in the Past

Forty-five percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents want the Democratic Party to become more ideologically moderate, growing by 11 percentage points since 2021. The desire for a more liberal party has declined five points, to 29%. – Gallup

Swing State Voters Placed Themselves to the Right of Harris on the Ideological Scale

Voters placed themselves significantly closer to Trump than Harris on the left-right ideological scale. And when voters were asked words that best described the candidates, the most frequently cited words for Trump were “strong” and “leader.”  For Harris, a single word predominated: “liberal.” – Third Way

Working-class Voters Say the Democratic Party Has Moved Too Far Left

Fifty-eight percent of working-class voters say the Democratic Party has moved too far left—11 points greater than the 47% who say that the Republican Party has moved too far right. Similarly, 49% saw Harris as “too liberal” while only 31% said Trump was “too conservative. – PPI; Third Way