New Poll Shows What Rank and File Democrat Party Voters Want After Crushing 2024 Loss

After the Democratic Party’s setbacks to Trump and Republicans in the 2024 elections, a new national poll indicates Democrats increasingly want their party to move toward the center.

Key Facts:

45% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents now favor a more moderate party direction.
Support for a more liberal Democratic Party has declined by five points to 29%.
The preference for no change in ideology has fallen nine points to 22%.
The shift in sentiment comes after the Democratic Party’s failure to reclaim control of Congress in 2024.
The poll also shows an increase in Republican support for keeping the GOP ideologically the same.
43% of Republicans now favor maintaining their party’s current stance, up from 34% in 2021.

The Rest of The Story:

Democrats suffered major setbacks in the 2024 elections, failing to regain control of the House while losing their Senate majority.

The Gallup survey suggests these losses have triggered a reassessment within the party, with a growing number of members favoring moderation over progressive policies.

Meanwhile, Republican sentiment remains largely stable, with a plurality of GOP voters preferring to keep the party’s ideology as it is.

Since Donald Trump’s first election in 2016, the Republican Party has increasingly embraced a populist approach, emphasizing nationalism and economic protectionism.

In addition to the Gallup findings, a separate Quinnipiac University poll found that only 31% of respondents had a favorable view of the Democratic Party—the lowest recorded in that poll’s history.

The GOP, by contrast, received its highest-ever favorable rating at 43%.

NEW Gallup poll

The percentage of Democrats that want the Democratic Party to move to the center is up 11 points, from 34% to 45%, since 2021. pic.twitter.com/dFAkpMsjKX

— Marc Porter Magee 🎓 (@marcportermagee) February 13, 2025

Commentary:

It’s obvious that many Democrats recognize their party has gone off the deep end, but the real question is whether they have the power to do anything about it.

The far-left radicals running the show—people pushing open borders, massive spending, and extreme identity politics—are not going to give up control easily.

For now, we expect more of the same.

The party will continue doubling down on left-wing policies, despite clear signs that voters are rejecting them.

The Democratic establishment seems unwilling or unable to course-correct.

If Democrats suffer another brutal loss in the 2026 midterms, reality might finally hit them.

Until then, expect the same extremism from their leadership.

🚨🇺🇸DEMOCRATS HAVE LOST—AND MAY NEVER RECOVER

A new Gallup poll shows Democrats pushing further left—55% now identify as liberal—but their policies are driving voters away.

Americans are rejecting reckless spending, open borders, soft-on-crime policies, and the war on free… https://t.co/EmwbWYmppX pic.twitter.com/6qTw2fb5xW

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 7, 2025

The Bottom Line:

Democrats appear to be rethinking their party’s direction after 2024 election losses, with a growing number calling for a centrist shift.

Meanwhile, Republicans remain largely aligned with their current trajectory, signaling a deepening divide between the two major parties.