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No. 288 | October 13, 2023

📊  Public Opinion

David Montgomery: How Americans label their own political identities (YouGov)

“Some labels are more popular than others. Topping the list are two normally opposed labels that activists deliberately crafted to be appealing: “pro-choice” (33%) and “pro-life” (29%). Other popular labels include “conservative” (28%), “moderate” (21%), “progressive” (18%).

On the other end, just 1% say “anarchist” is a good description of their politics, while only 4% say the same about each of “radical” or “populist.”

Americans are more willing to say labels describe their politics “partially,” with more than half saying the most popular labels describe them to this extent.”

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