The Democratic Party’s favorability rating among Americans has plummeted to a historic low, according to a recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
The survey, carried out from March 6 to 9, reveals that only 29% of respondents hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party, while 54% express an unfavorable opinion. This marks the lowest favorability rating for the party in over three decades of polling.
SSRS conducts polls regularly for leftist media organizations such as The Washington Post and CNN.
This latest poll also indicates a growing sentiment among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents regarding the party’s strategic direction. A majority, 57% to 42%, believe Democrat leaders should focus primarily on opposing the Republican agenda rather than collaborating with the GOP majority to advance shared priorities.
Read the poll questions at this link.
Although the Democratic Party has become more radicalized, Gallup polling from last month indicates that a plurality of Democrats would like their party to become more moderate, while a similar plurality of Republicans favor the status quo for the Republican party.
“Both party groups’ preferences have shifted significantly since 2021, at the start of Joe Biden’s presidency, the last time Gallup measured opinions on this question. Support for a more moderate Democratic Party among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents has grown by 11 percentage points, to 45%, since 2021. At the same time, Democrats’ and leaners’ desire for a more liberal party has declined five points, to 29%, and preferences for no change in party ideology have fallen nine points, to 22%,” Gallup reported.