June 17, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite recent election results, political conservatism appears to be on the rise in the US. A Gallup poll has found that “conservatives” make up the largest ideological group and that “liberalism” is has declined between January and May.
In a poll of 1,000 adults, aged 18 and older, interviewed by telephone, Gallup found “conservative” and “moderate” groups are close competitors, at 40 and 35 percent respectively. Those who responded as “liberals” are bringing up a distant rear at 21 percent.
A further breakdown shows that 9 percent identify themselves as “very conservative” and 31 percent as “conservative.”
Another poll showed that although women tend to be more supportive than men of the Democrat party, conservatism also outweighs liberalism between the sexes. 44 percent of men and 39 percent of women consider themselves conservative, compared to 20 percent of men and 23 percent of women who said they are liberal.
Despite Winston Churchill’s famous dictum, “A man who isn't a liberal when he's young has no heart. A man who isn't a conservative when he's old has no head,” the poll found only marginally greater support for the “liberal” position among America’s younger voters. 31 percent of those aged 18 to 29 said their political views are liberal compared to 30 per cent who said they are conservative.