Americans who describe themselves as conservative on economic issues outnumber those who describe themselves as liberal on economic issues by 46 percent to 20 percent, according to a Gallup poll released today.
The same poll says that Americans who describe themselves as conservative on social issues outnumber those who describe themselves as liberal on social issues by 38 percent to 28 percent.
Over the past year, according to Gallup’s historic data on the same questions, the percentage who describe themselves as conservative on social issues has marginally increased (climbing from 35 percent to 38 percent) while those who describe themselves as conservative on economic issues has marginally declined (dropping from 47 percent to 46 percent).
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