The Left hasn’t been able to catch a break. That doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon.
Now Democrats are panicking after a devastating test result hit their desks.
With Donald Trump back in the White House for a second term following the 2024 election, Democrats are signaling frustration with their party’s direction, while Republicans are largely content to stay the course.
According to Gallup’s latest poll, conducted from January 21-27—right after Trump’s inauguration and the GOP’s return to control of both congressional chambers—a striking shift in party preferences has emerged.
Among Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents, 45% now want their party to move toward the center, an 11-point jump since 2021.
Meanwhile, the share pushing for a more liberal party has dropped by five points to 29%, and those content with the status quo have plunged by nine points to 22%.
Republicans, on the other hand, are sticking with Trump’s winning formula. Support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents for keeping the party’s current ideological stance has surged nine points to 43%.
Meanwhile, enthusiasm for a more conservative direction has dipped 12 points to 28%. Calls for moderation within the GOP remain low, at 27%, virtually unchanged since 2021.
Gallup’s data underscores a widening ideological divide. In 2024, a record-high 55% of Democrats identified as liberal, while a staggering 77% of Republicans identified as conservative.
Digging deeper, the ideological splits within each party reveal clear battle lines.
Among Democrats, self-identified liberals (49%) are divided—45% want a more progressive platform, while 22% prefer the party stays put and 30% favor moderation.
But the real push for change comes from moderate Democrats, with 62% demanding a centrist shift, compared to just 14% calling for a more liberal approach.
On the Republican side, the conservative majority (67%) stands firm—45% favor the current course, while 38% want the party to become even more conservative. Only 16% seek a more moderate approach.
Among moderate Republicans, however, a 50% plurality pushes for the party to move toward the center, with 36% satisfied with the status quo and a mere 10% hoping for a more conservative stance.
Interestingly, moderate Republicans are more content with their party’s direction than their Democratic counterparts, who are clearly fed up with their leadership’s far-left drift.
With Republicans retaking the presidency, the Senate, and holding a narrow House majority, Trump has wasted no time in delivering on his conservative agenda.
The GOP base, energized by victory, stands united behind him.
Meanwhile, Democrats appear adrift, torn between their activist wing and a growing demand from the middle to course-correct after their stinging 2024 losses.
As they lick their wounds and look ahead to 2026, Democrats are left facing an uncomfortable reality: Voters are telling them loud and clear—it’s time to come back to Earth.
