[Gallup] Social Conservatism in U.S. Highest in About a Decade

https://news.gallup.com/poll/506765/social-conservatism-highest-decade.aspx

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• 38% say they are conservative on social issues, up from 33% last year
• Highest percentage saying they are socially conservative since 2012
• 44% say they are economically conservative, also highest since 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More Americans this year (38%) say they are very conservative or conservative on social issues than said so in 2022 (33%) and 2021 (30%). At the same time, the percentage saying their social views are very liberal or liberal has dipped to 29% from 34% in each of the past two years, while the portion identifying as moderate (31%) remains near a third.

The last time this many Americans said they were socially conservative was 2012, during a period when consistently more U.S. adults identified as conservative rather than liberal on social issues.

The results are based on Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey, conducted May 1-24. The survey comes at a time when many states are considering policies regarding transgender matters, abortion, crime, drug use and the teaching of gender and sexuality in schools.

The increase in conservative identification on social issues over the past two years is seen among nearly all political and demographic subgroups. Republicans show one of the largest increases, from 60% in 2021 to 74% today. Independents show a modest uptick of five percentage points, from 24% to 29%, while there has been no change among Democrats (10% in both 2021 and 2023).

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Since 2021, there have been double-digit increases in conservative social ideology among middle-aged adults -- those between the ages of 30 and 64. At the same time, older Americans’ ideology on social issues has been stable, while there has been a modest increase in conservative social ideology among young adults.
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commentary:

OH NOOOO! Gallup Says Facism Is On The Rise In The US!!

https://ethicsalarms.com/2023/06/12/oh-noooo-gallup-says-facism-is-on-the-rise-in-the-us/

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. . . saying, “The shift is mostly due to increasing social conservatism among Republicans, at a time when social issues such as transgender rights, abortion and other hot-button concerns are prominent in the national public debate.” Ah. So the shift to more conservative views is due to people shifting to more conservative views, is it? Perceptive!

In the interest of not burying the lede, I would argue that Gallup should come right out and say that the Left’s increasing shrill extremism on myriad fronts is pushing increasing numbers of the public to oppose it . . . .
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