The Biden effect: Support for GOP reaches its highest level since 1995 – with 47% of Americans now Republican, while support for Democrats plunges 7% in a year to 42%

  • More Americans are affiliating with the Republican Party than the Democratic Party for the first time since 1995 
  • The landmark poll was carried out by Gallup over the course of the year in all 50 states and Washington DC, with a total of 12,416 American adults polled 
  • The survey revealed 47 percent of participants identified as Republican at the end of 2021, a nine percent increase from the beginning of the year 
  • 42 percent identified as Democrats, a seven percent decline from the first quarter of 2021 
  • The results show a dramatic flip in favor of the Republican Party which could be essential heading into the November midterm elections

    American support for the Democratic Party took a plunge last year while the GOP saw its highest popularity since 1995, as President Joe Biden faces mounting criticism over inflation and COVID ahead of the November midterms.

    A new survey conducted by Gallup revealed 47 percent of Americans identified as Republican or Republican-leaning at the end of 2021.

    This was a nine percent increase in support from the start of the year. 

    Meanwhile, 42 percent of survey participants identified as Democrat or Democrat-leaning between October 1 and December 31, a seven percent decrease from the first quarter of the year.

 

The US is currently mired in the worst inflation in 40 years, with the cost of living rising by seven per cent in December compared to the same period a year before.

Economists warn the crushing price rises could last well into 2023, sparking concerns over the president’s desire to push his $1.7 trillion Build Back Better spending package, whose passage critics warn will only worsen inflation.  

Biden has also been hamstrung by his vow to beat COVID by July 4 2021, with the US experiencing record surges in virus cases in recent weeks, thanks to the Omicron variant. 

And while deaths remain low, almost every facet of Biden’s COVID policy has been heavily-politicized, including pleas for people to get vaccinated and boostered.

Social issues are likely to form a large part of campaigning in upcoming elections, with Democrats tainted in the eyes of many voters over their initial support for school closures, and dismissal of parents who have hit out at the teaching of critical race theory-inspired ‘equity’ lessons in schools.  

The landmark poll was carried out by Gallup over the course of the year in all 50 states and Washington DC, with a total of 12,416 American adults polled.