Partisan Trends Number of Democrats in Nation Declines During March Wednesday, April 01, 2009 Email to a FriendAdvertisementIn March, the number of Democrats in the nation fell two percentage points while the number of Republicans fell by half-a-point. Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification, but the advantage is smaller than it’s been since December 2007.
Currently, 38.7% of Americans say they are Democrats. That’s down from 40.8% a month ago. It’s also the first time the Democratic total has slipped below the 40% mark since the Republican convention bounce last September.
Prior to this month’s result, the Democrats have been over the 40% level 10 times in the previous 13 months (see history from January 2004 to present).
In March, 33.2% of American adults say they are Republicans. That’s down from 33.6% a month ago. Over the past year, the number of Republicans has ranged from a low of 31.4% in April to a high of 34.4% in September.
Rasmussen Reports tracks this information based upon telephone interviews with approximately 15,000 adults per month and has been doing so since November 2002.
Currently, the Democrats enjoy a 5.5 percentage point advantage over Republicans.
A growing number - 28.0% - say they’re not affiliated with either major party. For most of 2006 and 2007, the number of unaffiliateds was at or above the 30% mark. However, during Election 2008, the number of unaffiliateds declined, primarily shifting to the Democratic column. ...
A growing number - 28.0% - say they’re not affiliated with either major party.
And this is the only way to go!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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