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Questions - Party Ideology - August 13 and 16-17, 2026

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National Survey of 1,087 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted August 13 and 16-17, 2026

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Thinking about the Democratic Party, would you say that the party is too liberal or not liberal enough? Or would you say that the Democratic Party has about the right amount of liberalism?

 

 

2* Now, thinking about the Republican Party, would you say that the party is too conservative or not conservative enough? Or would you say that the Republican Party has about the right amount of conservatism?

 

 

3* Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Neither Democrats nor Republicans really represent people like me?”

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence