Gallup: GOP Falls With Nearly Every Group, Down To Conservative, Church-Going Base

[jefferson_dem]

Gallup: GOP Falls With Nearly Every Group, Down To Conservative, Church-Going Base
By Eric Kleefeld - May 18, 2009, 5:00PM

A new analysis by Gallup, compiled from their national polling done all this year, shows just how extensive the Republican Party's drop in voter self-identification has been, with decreases in nearly every demographic.

Compared to 2001, when George W. Bush first took office as president, GOP self-identification has fallen by ten points among college graduates, nine points among those 18-29 years of age, nine points in the Midwest, six in the East, five in the West, and even four points in the South. Married people identifying as Republicans have decreased by five points, and the difference is eight points among the unmarried. The list goes on and on.

In 2001, voters were 33% Democratic, 32% Republican, and 34% independent, with a Republican edge of 47%-46% after leaners were pushed. But now, it's 36% Democrats, 27% Republicans and 37% independents, with a huge Democratic advantage of 52%-37% with leaners.

The only bright spots for the GOP are three base groups: Frequent churchgoers, with no decrease at all; conservatives, with only a one-point decrease; and voters 65 years of age or older, with a one-point decrease. It should also be noted that they've only gone down one point among non-whites -- but this is because they didn't have much party identification there to begin with.

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[Arugula Latte]

1. Well, they've got the torture-n-rapture crowd, so they 've got that going for them.

:rofl:

[Peacetrain]

2. Now those are numbers you can write home about...

Thank you JeffDem!! :hi:

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Heh heh. One of these days one or two of the smarter one will go on tv and say

we are sorry, America. We've really been big jerks and we won't do it any more. We will support Obama on most of his agenda and try to come up with some non asshole conservative ideas that are positive.

Until then everybody sees them as completly obnoxious.

[stubtoe]

4. Paging MSM ... yooo hoooo ....

*crickets chirping*

[underpants]

5. THEY ARE THE PARTY OF GOD!!!

so.... that's one vote

[tanyev]

6. Only if he has voter ID with a photo.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Even God is a Democrat.

[underpants]

11. Yes but old male Republicans are just so much *HAPPIER* than us

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5679195&mesg_id=5679195

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Most Republicans today are bitter and angry...

Like Rush Limbaugh.

He might be rich and fat, but he sure ain't jolly.

[Arugula Latte]

8. This one can vote more than once, though:

[Cha]

9. And yet, they continue

to keep their heads in the sand or some anatomically, impossible place..like the presidential candidate, who when he didn't get his way as little boy, would hold his breath until he turned blue.

[depakid]

10. Also note that "over 65" and "frequent chuchgoers" are diminishing demographics

One would think that with this sort of shift going on, the logical thing NOT to do is embrace Republican policies.

[grantcart]

12. Their 'non white' number is so low that if one guy changes his mind they

will see a dramatic percentage increase.

[mzmolly]

14. All that remains are the Palin-esque?

;)