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Party Affiliation Trends Show Democratic Momentum
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 06, 2006 05:27pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 3, 2006 11:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Party Affiliation Trends highlight the difference between Election 2006 and Election 2004.
In September 2004, as the nation prepared to re-elect George W. Bush and a Republican majority in Congress, the GOP had pulled just about even with Democrats in terms of party affiliation. At that time, 37.9% of Americans considered themselves Democrats while 37.3% considered themselves Republicans. That was the GOP’s best performance of 2004 and reflected a net gain of three percentage points in six months.
This time around, the trends are heading in the opposite direction. During September 2006, 37.0% consider themselves Democrats and just 32.2% identify with the GOP. That’s a net advantage of 4.8 percentage points for the Democrats and presents a much different political environment from the last election cycle. Not only that, this time around, it’s the Democrats who are gaining ground. They’ve gained a net three percentage points since the beginning of 2006. |
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