The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as Democrats (or lean toward the Democratic party) fell below 50% in 2009, according to Gallup polling data released this week.
In 2008, 51.5% of Americans either called themselves democrats or leaned toward the Democratic party – a number that slipped to 49% last year. The GOP failed to capitalize on these defections, however, as the percentage of Americans who call themselves Republicans (or lean toward the Republican party) rose by less than a percent – from 39.8% to 40.7%.
These trends grew more pronounced as the year wore on, though.
Democrats started the year with 51.7% support, but by December that number had fallen to 47.2% – a 4.5% decline. Meanwhile, Republicans started the year with 38.7% support, but finished the year at 42.2% – a 3.5% increase.
Republican support peaked in September at 42.4%.
For what it’s worth, both parties absolutely “suck donkey balls,” as our founding editor is fond of saying.
Neither one gives a rip about the taxpayers, as this past decade has conclusively proven.
No wonder a Rasmussen poll released last month showed a hypothetical conservative “Tea party” beating out Republicans at the polls.
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By Liberty For Me January 8, 2010 at 11:19 am
I would love to know what the claimed % of Liberterians are now?….Bet its went way up.
By Darth January 8, 2010 at 11:32 am
Anything to do with Andre trying to become a tea bagger?
By OhNoNotAgain January 8, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Rasmussen poll.
OK. I “believe” it.
By countryboy January 8, 2010 at 1:54 pm
If this congress and this administration continue on the path they have been on, the percent of people calling themselves democrats is going to fall even further and faster. I personally wish a viable 3rd party would develop and grow. Not referring to the Libertarian BTW. I would like to see a party that based itself primarily on our Constitution and survival of our country.
By T4 January 8, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Unfortunately, the term “libertarian” has become the new republican alias. You can polish a turd all you want, but it’s still gonna be a piece of shit.
By Liberty For Me January 8, 2010 at 3:41 pm
countryboy…that would be Libertarian.Unless you mean loosely on the constitutuin.Then you have the republican party all over again,so what would be the point?
By Toyota Kawaski January 8, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Even in 2010 more polls Fits! SHSSSSSH
By Make it up as you go. January 8, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Since the left has decided that “Tea Bagger” is now acceptable in the American vernacular, I am going to start referring to the Supporters Of The Agenda / New American Left ™ as “Cleveland Steamers”.
And what they are doing to the American people as the “Roman War Helmet”.
By James the Foot Soldier January 8, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Democrats “slip” below the majority – damn – those concrete boots Obama gave them aren’t helping…here….take this cinder block and take America out of its misery once and for all.