Gallup: Conservatives Grow in Number; Single Largest Ideological Group in America
Monday, June 15, 2009 12:54 PM
By: Jim Meyers

Conservatives comprise the largest ideological group in the United States, with nearly twice as many Americans saying they are conservative as those claiming to be liberal, Gallup surveys reveal.

Data issued by Gallup on Monday are based on 10 separate surveys conducted from January through May, and therefore the margins of error "are quite small," Gallup maintains.

The surveys found that thus far in 2009, 40 percent of respondents describe their political views as conservative, 35 percent as moderate, and 21 percent as liberal. The rest said they have "no opinion.â€