The popularity of socialism in the United States has been increasing among people who identify as Democrats, rising from 50 percent in 2010 to 65 percent in 2021. Over the same time period, support shrunk among Republicans from 19 percent to 10 percent.
Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation
Poll dates are as follows:
2021: Oct 1 to 19
2019: Oct 1 to 13
2018: Jul 30 to Aug 5
2016: May 2 to 4
2012: Nov 18 to 19
2010 Jan 26 to 27
Original question: "Just off the top of your head, would you say you have a positive or negative image of each of the following. How about socialism?"
Values do not include respondents who answered "no opinion".
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Gallup. (December 6, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/
Gallup. "Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation." Chart. December 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/
Gallup. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/
Gallup. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Have a Positive View of Socialism from 2010 to 2021, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/
Gallup, Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who have a positive view of socialism from 2010 to 2021, by party affiliation [Graph], Gallup, December 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078448/support-socialism-party-affiliation-us/