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rasmussenreports.com — Number of Democrats Falls to New Low, Down Six Points Since Election 2008
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In December, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell to the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.

Currently, 35.5% of American adults view themselves as Democrats. That's down from 36.0 a month ago and from 37.8% in October. Prior to December, the lowest total ever recorded for Democrats was 35.9%, a figure that was reached twice in 2005. See the History of Party Trends from January 2004 to the present.

The number of Republicans inched up by a point in December to 34.0%. That's the highest total for Republicans since December 2007, just before the 2008 presidential campaign season began.

However, the number of Republicans in the country is essentially no different today than it was in November 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president.

The change since Obama's election is that the number of Democrats has fallen by six percentage points and the number of voters not affiliated with either major party has grown by six. The number of adults not affiliated with either party is currently at 30.6%, up from 24.7% in November 2008.

Rasmussen Reports tracks this information based on telephone interviews with approximately 15,000 adults per month and has been doing so since November 2002. The margin of error for the full sample is less than one percentage point, with a 95% level of confidence.

Despite the changes, there are still

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Have you changed your Party Afilliation since the 2008 Election?
Was a Democrat, still a Democrat
12%
Was a Democrat, now an Independent
4%
Was a Democrat, now a Republican
5.7%
Was a Republican, still a Republican
35%
Was a Republican, now an Independent
19%
Was a Republican, now a Democrat
5.1%
Was an Independent, still an Independent
11%
Was An Independent, now a Democrat
1.7%
Was an Independent, now a Republican
6.2%
This is not a scientific survey, click here to learn more. Results may not total 100% due to rounding and voting descrepencies.
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945call
Posted 1235 days ago
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This can help us see how the polls here match the general population.
james2044
Posted 1235 days ago
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the radical left has control of the Democrats. They are destroying the party and driving everyone out.

The majority here is slighty liberal but independent of party.
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