{"id":1946485,"date":"2023-06-14T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T09:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-socially-conservative-americans-at-highest-level-since-2012-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T05:23:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T09:23:16","slug":"number-of-socially-conservative-americans-at-highest-level-since-2012-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-socially-conservative-americans-at-highest-level-since-2012-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"More Americans are socially conservative than in 2012, according to a recent poll."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnumber-of-socially-conservative-americans-at-highest-level-since-2012-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1946485&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Americans Embrace Social Conservatism, Gallup Poll Shows<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of Americans who identify as socially conservative has reached the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-to-712000\/\" title=\"U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 712,000\">highest level<\/a> since 2012, according to a Gallup poll <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/506765\/social-conservatism-highest-decade.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Values and Beliefs survey conducted by Gallup from May 1-24, 2022, found that 38% of Americans identify as \u201cvery conservative\u201d or \u201cconservative\u201d \u2014 up from 33% in 2022, 30% in 2021, and tied with 2012 numbers. Meanwhile, the number of Americans who identify as \u201cvery liberal\u201d or \u201cliberal\u201d dropped to 29% from 34% in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Age and Economic Conservatism<\/h3>\n<p>Social conservatism for Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 had a 6% increase from 2021, while those aged 30-49 saw a 13% increase and those aged 50-64 saw an 11% increase. Americans over the age of 65 were the only age group that saw a decrease, dropping to 42% from 43% in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, the number of Americans who identify as economically conservative has reached 44%, up from 40% in 2022 and more than double the 21% of Americans who identify as \u201cvery liberal\u201d or \u201cliberal\u201d economically, according to the poll. Seventy-nine percent of Republicans identified as \u201cvery conservative\u201d or \u201cconservative\u201d when it comes to the economy, while 36% of independents and 16% of Democrats felt the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Transgender Rights and Morality<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Values and Beliefs survey also <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/507023\/say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> that the majority of Americans don\u2019t believe transgender-identifying athletes should be able to compete against those of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debunking-the-aclus-ridiculous-myths-and-facts-about-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Debunking The ACLU\u2019s Ridiculous \u2018Myths And Facts\u2019 About Transgender Athletes\">opposite sex<\/a>. According to the survey, 69% of Americans believe athletes should only be allowed to play on teams that conform to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-3-daughters-tells-school-board-put-irreversible-damage-on-the-shelves\/\" title=\"Father Of 3 Daughters Tells School Board: Put \u2018Irreversible Damage\u2019 On The Shelves\">actual gender<\/a>, up from 62% in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, most Americans, 55%,\u00a0 believe it\u2019s \u201cmorally wrong\u201d to change genders, compared to 43% who think it\u2019s \u201cmorally acceptable.\u201d The breakdown by political party on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-requires-competency-former-pennsylvania-senator-rick-santorum-on-whether-john-fetterman-can-do-the-job-with-serious-health-issues\/\" title=\"\u2018It Requires Competency\u2019: Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum On Whether John Fetterman Can Do The Job With Serious Health Issues\">issue shows<\/a> that 84% of Republicans, 50% of Independents, and 29% of Democrats believe it\u2019s morally wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conservative Wins<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These numbers come as conservatives have been touting major wins in recent weeks regarding boycotts of various brands that have promoted transgender ideology, including Bud Light and Target. In late May, Target\u2019s stock market value had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taken<\/a> a $6 billion hit since it had received backlash for its \u201cPride\u201d collection, while sales of Bud Light <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bud-light-sales-continue-to-plummet-may-soon-lose-status-as-number-one-beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued<\/a> to fall since it partnered with Dylan Mulvaney, a man who identifies as a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGreater social conservatism may be fostering an environment more favorable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-socially-conservative-americans-at-highest-level-since-2012-poll\/\" title=\"More Americans are socially conservative than in 2012, according to a recent poll.\">passing conservative-leaning social legislation<\/a>, especially in Republican-dominated states,\u201d Gallup senior editor Jeffrey Jones said. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>socially conservative,&#8221; the highest since 2012, according to a Gallup poll. 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