Gallup finds more voters leaning Democratic than Republican
Gallup’s latest quarterly data found that 49% of surveyed voters leaned Democratic, compared with 39% who leaned Republican. The figures include independent voters who were asked to choose one party or the other, and the source describes the result as a sharp reversal from 2024.
More voters surveyed leaned Democratic than Republican in Gallup’s latest quarterly data, according to the pollster.
Gallup reported that 49% of respondents leaned Democratic, including independents asked to choose between the two parties. Thirty-nine percent leaned Republican.
The source described the figures as a sharp reversal from 2024.
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