Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #27531

Common Ground to Become Even Less Common? Few Democrats, Fewer Republicans Say They Want to See Their Parties Become More Moderate: SurveyUSA's latest national release asked 859 Republicans and 885 Democrats which direction they wanted their parties to move in. Among Republicans... 40% want the party to become more conservative, including 67% of very conservative Republicans, 48% of MAGA Republicans, and 46% of Republicans in the South. 44% say they'd rather see the party stay the same, including 56% of somewhat conservative Republicans, 55% of Latino Republicans, 53% of moderate Republicans, 53% of Republicans in the Western states, and 50% of those in the Northeast. Just 12% say they'd prefer the party become more moderate, including 31% of moderate Republicans and 20% of non-MAGA Republicans. Among Democrats... 50% say they want the party to become more progressive, including 69% of very liberal Democrats, 62% of progressive Democrats, and 56% of Democrats living in urban areas. 24% want the party to stay the same, including 29% of Democrats with the lowest household incomes. 18% say they want the party to become more moderate, including 36% of both Asian Democrats and non-progressive Democrats. Fully crosstabbed results follow ...

About the Poll / Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 3,000 US adults age 18+ online 04/02/25 through 04/06/25, using non-probability sample provided by Lucid Holdings LLC of New Orleans. Of the adults, 2,491 were identified by SurveyUSA as being registered to vote; of them, 859 identified themselves as Republicans, 885 as Democrats, and were asked the substantive questions which follow. The pool of adult survey respondents was weighted to US Census American Community Survey targets for gender, age, race, education, region and home ownership.

1	Are you registered to vote?

3000 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Parent		Party Affiliation			Ideology					Ideology Aggregated			Progressive		MAGA		POTUS Vote		Education			Income			Home		Urbanicity			US Census Region
Credibility Interval: ± 1.6 pct points		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Very Con	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Very Lib	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Yes	No	Yes	No	Trump	Harris	High Sch	Some Col	4-Year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	Own	Rent	Urban	Suburban	Rural	Northeas	Midwest	South	West
Yes	83%	85%	81%	76%	82%	87%	89%	79%	88%	86%	82%	78%	75%	85%	83%	100%	100%	100%	89%	88%	80%	89%	90%	88%	80%	89%	100%	100%	100%	100%	95%	97%	75%	84%	92%	74%	88%	90%	89%	73%	84%	85%	79%	86%	87%	80%	83%
No	16%	14%	17%	22%	17%	12%	10%	20%	11%	13%	17%	20%	24%	14%	16%	-	-	-	10%	12%	19%	11%	10%	11%	19%	10%	-	-	-	-	5%	3%	23%	16%	7%	25%	11%	10%	11%	25%	16%	14%	20%	14%	13%	18%	17%
Not Sure	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	-	-	-	1%	0%	2%	1%	0%	1%	2%	1%	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Adults	100%	49%	51%	29%	24%	24%	22%	54%	46%	60%	12%	17%	11%	28%	71%	34%	36%	26%	15%	17%	40%	11%	12%	32%	40%	22%	60%	25%	53%	33%	38%	36%	38%	29%	33%	39%	36%	24%	65%	35%	30%	47%	23%	18%	21%	38%	23%

2	Do you consider yourself a ... ?

2491 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Parent		Party Affiliation			Ideology					Ideology Aggregated			Progressive		MAGA		POTUS Vote		Education			Income			Home		Urbanicity			US Census Region
Credibility Interval: ± 2.4 pct points		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Very Con	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Very Lib	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Yes	No	Yes	No	Trump	Harris	High Sch	Some Col	4-Year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	Own	Rent	Urban	Suburban	Rural	Northeas	Midwest	South	West
Republican	34%	37%	32%	30%	34%	34%	40%	32%	37%	41%	12%	35%	17%	39%	33%	100%	0%	0%	78%	66%	20%	4%	6%	72%	20%	5%	-	-	100%	100%	72%	3%	38%	34%	32%	30%	37%	37%	40%	23%	29%	33%	46%	32%	35%	39%	28%
Democrat	36%	30%	41%	35%	37%	35%	36%	36%	35%	28%	63%	40%	41%	33%	37%	0%	100%	0%	9%	13%	34%	73%	75%	12%	34%	74%	100%	100%	-	-	5%	71%	33%	35%	39%	36%	35%	35%	34%	39%	42%	36%	26%	39%	34%	31%	42%
Independent	26%	28%	23%	29%	24%	27%	22%	27%	24%	26%	21%	20%	36%	23%	27%	0%	0%	100%	9%	17%	42%	20%	15%	14%	42%	17%	-	-	-	-	20%	23%	24%	26%	26%	29%	23%	25%	23%	30%	25%	27%	22%	26%	27%	26%	24%
Other	3%	3%	3%	3%	4%	4%	1%	3%	3%	3%	2%	3%	5%	2%	3%	0%	0%	0%	2%	3%	3%	1%	3%	2%	3%	2%	-	-	-	-	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%	5%	2%	3%	4%	3%	3%	2%	4%
Not Sure	2%	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%	0%	3%	0%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%	0%	1%	1%	1%	-	-	-	-	1%	1%	2%	3%	0%	2%	2%	1%	1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	50%	50%	27%	24%	25%	24%	51%	49%	63%	11%	16%	10%	28%	71%	34%	36%	26%	16%	18%	38%	11%	13%	35%	38%	24%	60%	25%	53%	33%	44%	43%	34%	29%	37%	35%	38%	26%	69%	31%	30%	48%	22%	19%	22%	37%	23%

3	If you had to choose, would you rather see the Republican Party become more conservative, stay the same or become more moderate?

859 Republicans	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Parent		Party Affiliation			Ideology					Ideology Aggregated			Progressive		MAGA		POTUS Vote		Education			Income			Home		Urbanicity			US Census Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Very Con	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Very Lib	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Yes	No	Yes	No	Trump	Harris	High Sch	Some Col	4-Year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	Own	Rent	Urban	Suburban	Rural	Northeas	Midwest	South	West
Become More Conservative	40%	41%	38%	34%	38%	41%	44%	36%	43%	40%	**	39%	**	40%	40%	40%	**	**	67%	34%	9%	**	**	51%	9%	**	-	-	48%	31%	41%	**	39%	40%	41%	39%	40%	40%	40%	41%	43%	36%	43%	30%	39%	46%	37%
Stay The Same	44%	43%	44%	50%	47%	38%	41%	48%	39%	41%	**	55%	**	42%	44%	44%	**	**	29%	56%	53%	**	**	42%	53%	**	-	-	44%	44%	45%	**	46%	45%	39%	48%	42%	42%	44%	44%	39%	47%	42%	50%	42%	38%	53%
Become More Moderate	12%	12%	12%	13%	11%	16%	10%	12%	13%	14%	**	5%	**	15%	11%	12%	**	**	3%	8%	31%	**	**	5%	31%	**	-	-	6%	20%	10%	**	9%	11%	17%	6%	15%	15%	13%	10%	14%	13%	10%	14%	15%	12%	8%
Not Sure	4%	4%	5%	3%	4%	5%	5%	4%	5%	5%	**	1%	**	3%	5%	4%	**	**	1%	2%	8%	**	**	2%	8%	**	-	-	2%	5%	4%	**	6%	4%	2%	7%	3%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%	5%	2%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Republicans	100%	54%	46%	24%	23%	25%	28%	47%	53%	75%	4%	16%	5%	32%	67%	100%	0%	0%	37%	35%	23%	1%	2%	72%	23%	4%			53%	33%	91%	4%	37%	29%	34%	30%	41%	29%	80%	20%	25%	46%	29%	18%	22%	42%	18%

4	If you had to choose, would you rather see the Democratic Party become more progressive, stay the same or become more moderate?

885 Democrats	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Parent		Party Affiliation			Ideology					Ideology Aggregated			Progressive		MAGA		POTUS Vote		Education			Income			Home		Urbanicity			US Census Region
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Very Con	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Very Lib	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	Yes	No	Yes	No	Trump	Harris	High Sch	Some Col	4-Year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	Own	Rent	Urban	Suburban	Rural	Northeas	Midwest	South	West
Become More Progressive	50%	52%	48%	52%	49%	47%	50%	51%	48%	51%	53%	51%	37%	49%	50%	**	50%	**	**	53%	40%	42%	69%	55%	40%	56%	62%	33%	-	-	34%	50%	46%	51%	52%	48%	50%	51%	50%	50%	56%	47%	44%	49%	49%	50%	50%
Stay The Same	24%	22%	26%	28%	28%	24%	16%	28%	20%	24%	24%	27%	18%	29%	22%	**	24%	**	**	28%	24%	25%	20%	29%	24%	22%	24%	22%	-	-	36%	24%	27%	20%	24%	29%	23%	19%	23%	25%	22%	24%	26%	26%	26%	22%	22%
Become More Moderate	18%	21%	17%	12%	14%	22%	27%	13%	24%	19%	14%	12%	36%	17%	19%	**	18%	**	**	15%	25%	26%	7%	12%	25%	16%	11%	36%	-	-	19%	19%	18%	18%	19%	13%	20%	23%	21%	14%	14%	21%	22%	18%	17%	19%	20%
Not Sure	8%	6%	10%	8%	9%	7%	7%	9%	7%	7%	9%	10%	9%	5%	9%	**	8%	**	**	4%	12%	8%	4%	4%	12%	6%	3%	9%	-	-	11%	7%	9%	11%	5%	10%	7%	7%	7%	11%	7%	8%	9%	7%	8%	9%	8%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Democrats	100%	42%	58%	26%	25%	25%	24%	51%	49%	50%	20%	18%	11%	27%	73%	0%	100%	0%	4%	7%	37%	24%	27%	11%	37%	51%	60%	25%			6%	85%	32%	29%	40%	36%	38%	26%	66%	34%	35%	49%	16%	21%	21%	32%	27%

** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.