51% of US Voters Reject Socialism as Progressive Candidates Test Broader Appeal
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 15
51% of US Voters Reject Socialism as Progressive Candidates Test Broader Appeal
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 15
Summary
A New York Times-Siena poll found 51% of likely U.S. voters view socialism unfavorably, versus 31% favorably, underscoring broad resistance even as democratic socialists notch urban primary wins.
44% said a Democratic candidate’s socialist label would not matter to them, but voters were still more than twice as likely to avoid a democratic socialist candidate—30%—than back one, at 13%.
18% of voters said they consider themselves democratic socialists, though the survey did not define either socialism or democratic socialism for respondents.
New York, Philadelphia and Denver have delivered recent victories for democratic socialists in heavily Democratic districts, but November general elections in states including Michigan and Florida will test whether that strength extends beyond safe urban terrain.