Is america becoming more liberal or conservative?

Understanding why requires understanding why the Democratic Party—and more important, the country at large—is becoming more liberal. The story of the Democratic Party’s journey leftward has two chapters. The first is about the presidency of George W. Bush. Before Bush, unapologetic liberalism was not the Democratic Party’s dominant creed. read more

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Many more Americans have considered themselves politically conservative than liberal since the early 1990s. That remained the case in 2016, when an average of 36% of U.S. adults throughout the year identified themselves as conservative and 25% as liberal. read more

” There is no evidence that the population is becoming more conservative or leftist in general. read more