Friday, October 08, 2010

At 54 Percent of Likely Voters, Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals, Moderates—and Republicans

CNS News reports:
Based on polling conducted Sept. 23 to Oct. 3, Gallup now estimates that 54 percent of “likely voters” for the Nov. 2 election are self-professed conservatives.

If Gallup’s estimate holds up, self-professed conservative voters in this year’s midterm congressional election will outnumber self-professed liberals (18 percent of Gallup’s “likely voter” pool) by 3-to-1, and self-professed moderates (27 percent of Gallup’s “likely voter” pool) by 2-to-1.

The 54 percent of likely voters who Gallup says are conservatives also out-number the Republicans, whom Gallup estimates make up 39 percent of likely voters.

Independents, according to Gallup, account for 31 percent of likely voters, while Democrats account for 30 percent.
Probably not the voting profile of Madison, Wisconsin or Chicago.