Whereas Republicans nationwide are highly unified in their ideological outlook, with most (75%) identifying as conservative, Democrats are more fragmented. According to Gallup data collected thus far in 2021, the largest subgroup of Democrats are those who describe their political views as liberal, at 51%. The other half are mostly self-described moderates (37%), along with a small group of conservatives (12%).

Independents are also split, with just under half (48%) identifying as moderate, 30% as conservative and 20% as liberal in 2021…

On economic issues, Democrats nationally are about evenly split between those identifying as moderate (43%) versus liberal (41%), with 16% identifying as conservative.

Democrats’ views on economic issues have been moving left over time, rising from 24% to 41% liberal. Most of this has been offset by a decline in the proportion of economic conservatives, with little change in moderate identification. As a result, the liberal wing of the party is now on par with the moderate wing.