Poll: Democrats growing more economically liberal

At the start of Barack Obama’s presidency in 2009, Republicans took an abrupt turn to the right, with their net conservativism on economic issues averaging +69 from 2009 to 2012. Meanwhile, Democrats’ views became slightly more liberal than conservative, averaging -6.

In 2013, Republicans’ economic conservatism softened a bit, while Democrats’ economic liberalism grew further. As a result, from 2013 to 2017, net economic conservatism has averaged +62 among Republicans and -15 among Democrats.