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Rasmussen Political Ideology Survey
Many people have different ideological perspectives on fiscal issues and social issues. When it comes to fiscal issues such as taxes, government spending and business regulation, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 44% {44%} [44%] (43%)
- Moderate 40% {40%} [39%] (38%)
- Liberal 11% {12%} [14%] (13%)
When it comes to social issues like abortion, public prayer, and Church-state topics, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 35% {40%} [37%] (36%)
- Liberal 31% {31%} [30%] (29%)
- Moderate 30% {26%} [30%] (31%)
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted September 14-15, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 10-11, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 4-5, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 5-6, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Twenty-nine percent (29%) remain conservative on both fiscal and social issues.
Men are more fiscally and socially conservative than women are.
Among Republicans, 74% are fiscal conservatives and 61% social conservatives. Among Democrats, 55% say they’re fiscal moderates, and a plurality (48%) are social liberals. Voters not affiliated with either party are generally either conservative or moderate fiscally and fairly closely divided on social issues.
Eighty-three percent (83%) of fiscal conservatives are also socially conservative. But just 33% of fiscal liberals say they are liberal on social issues.
Rasmussen Political Ideology Survey
Many people have different ideological perspectives on fiscal issues and social issues. When it comes to fiscal issues such as taxes, government spending and business regulation, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 44% [44%] (43%)
- Moderate 40% [39%] (38%)
- Liberal 12% [14%] (13%)
When it comes to social issues like abortion, public prayer, and Church-state topics, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 40% [37%] (36%)
- Liberal 31% [30%] (29%)
- Moderate 26% [30%] (31%)
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted July 10-11, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 4-5, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 5-6, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers: Voters remain slightly more conservative when it comes to fiscal policy than they are on social issues, while 29% still say they are conservative in both areas.
Males tend to be more conservative than females on both fiscal and social issues. Voters over 40 are more conservative both fiscally and socially than those who are younger.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Republicans are fiscal conservatives, while a majority (56%) of Democrats and a plurality (46%) of voters not affiliated with either major party see themselves as moderates on money issues.
As for social issues, 65% of GOP voters are conservatives, while 54% of Democrats are liberals. Unaffiliated voters are closely divided.
Rasmussen Political Ideology Survey
Many people have different ideological perspectives on fiscal issues and social issues. When it comes to fiscal issues such as taxes, government spending and business regulation, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 44% (43%)
- Moderate 39% (38%)
- Liberal 14% (13%)
When it comes to social issues like abortion, public prayer, and Church-state topics, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 37% (36%)
- Moderate 30% (31%)
- Liberal 30% (29%)
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted June 4-5, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 5-6, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers: Voters remain more conservative when it comes to money than they are on social policy, but 29% still say they are conservative in both areas.
Just 11% of Likely U.S. Voters claim to be both fiscal and social liberals.
Among voters who say they are conservative on fiscal issues, 77% say they are also conservative when it comes to social issues.
Fifty percent (50%) of male voters are fiscal conservatives, compared to 38% of female voters. Women are more inclined to be moderates in this area. But there is virtually no ideological disagreement between the two with regards to social issues.
Voters over 40 are more conservative both fiscally and socially than those who are younger.
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans are fiscal conservatives, while a plurality (47%) of both Democrats and voters not affiliated with either major party see themselves as moderates on money issues.
As for social issues, 63% of GOP voters are conservatives, while 48% of Democrats are liberals. Unaffiliated voters are closely divided.
Rasmussen Political Ideology Survey
Many people have different ideological perspectives on fiscal issues and social issues. When it comes to fiscal issues such as taxes, government spending and business regulation, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 43%
- Moderate 38%
- Liberal 13%
When it comes to social issues like abortion, public prayer, and Church-state topics, are you politically conservative, moderate, or liberal?
- Conservative 36%
- Moderate 31%
- Liberal 29%
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted May 5-6, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Republicans say they are fiscal conservatives. Among Democrats, 50% say they are moderate on money issues, while 28% view themselves as fiscal liberals. As for voters not affiliated with either party, 48% say they’re fiscal moderates, and 33% think of themselves as conservatives in this area.
When it comes to social policy, 66% of GOP voters say they are conservative, while 54% of Democrats regard themselves as social liberals. Unaffiliated voters are narrowly divided ideologically when it comes to social issues.
Male voters are more conservative than female voters on both fiscal and social issues. Younger voters are more liberal in both areas than those who are older.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of likely voters characterize themselves as both fiscal and social conservatives. By contrast, only 10% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are liberal in both areas.
Voters continue to believe tax cuts and decreases in government spending will benefit the nation’s economy.
When it comes to abortion, 50% of voters consider themselves pro-choice, while 40% say they are pro-life.
