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The Daily Signal
Poll: Almost a Third
of Millennials Identify as Socialists
Joe Simonson
October 05, 2018
Thirty-one percent of millennials identify as a democratic socialist or
socialist, according to a study by Maru/Blue and BuzzFeed News released
Thursday.
Participants were first asked what description “best reflects your
current political leanings,” before being given options ranging from
“Strong Democrat,” to “Strong Republican” or “Independent.”
A total of 22 percent identified as “Strong Democrat,” versus 10
percent as “Strong Republican.”
The pollsters then asked, “Would you call yourself a democratic
socialist, a socialist or neither?” A total of 31 percent responded
“yes,” with 18 percent responding “Yes, a democratic socialist,” 8
percent with “Yes, a socialist,” and 5 percent with “Yes, either a
socialist or a democratic socialist.”
Millennial men were far more likely to identify as some kind of
socialist, with a total of 40 percent responding affirmatively to the
question.
Roughly a quarter, 23 percent, answered, “Neither, but I need to learn
more,” indicating potentially identifying as a socialist in the future,
yet 32 percent said, “Neither, I’d never call myself a democratic
socialist/socialist.”
A total of 28 percent of respondents said they would be “Much more
likely” or “A little more likely” to vote for a candidate running for
political office if he referred to himself as a “socialist.”
Conversely, 27 percent said they would be “A little less likely” or
“Much less likely” to vote for the candidate. Over a fifth, 22 percent,
said it would make no difference.
The study ran from Sept. 21 to 24 and surveyed 1,006 randomly selected
22- to 37-year-olds “who are members of Maru/Blue’s online panel
Springboard America,” an online market research community. The margin
of error is plus or minus 3 percent.
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