Poll: Identification as ‘Liberal’ Collapses as Blacks, Hispanics, and Non-College Voters Flee the Label

Conservatives still a plurality of voters as the ranks of moderates grow

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the jobs report for March from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on April 1, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Fewer voters now identify themselves as liberal, according to a new national poll.

“The Left is losing the battle for the minds of the American electorate … with voters decreasingly identifying as liberal in recent years,” says the report (pdf) by Morning Consult, a research firm with offices in Washington, New York, and San Francisco.