Conservatives Are The Largest Ideological Group

Posted Jun 17, 2009 at 9:41 AM by Maurice Berger

How do Americans rate themselves on the ideological spectrum?

According to a new Gallup poll, those calling themselves "conservative" have a slight edge.

Gallup writes: "Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed . . . describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s."