{"id":2484269,"date":"2025-09-09T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-two-thirds-of-democrats-now-view-socialism-favorably-heres-how-americans-view-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:13:26","slug":"poll-two-thirds-of-democrats-now-view-socialism-favorably-heres-how-americans-view-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-two-thirds-of-democrats-now-view-socialism-favorably-heres-how-americans-view-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Two-Thirds of Democrats Now View Socialism Favorably &#8211; Here&#8217;s How Americans View Capitalism"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fpoll-two-thirds-of-democrats-now-view-socialism-favorably-heres-how-americans-view-capitalism%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=2484269&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--><p>A recent Gallup poll reveals a significant shift in economic views among U.S. Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-rand-paul-over-big-beautiful-bill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump blasts Rand Paul over \u2018big, beautiful bill\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">showing growing support<\/a> for socialism and declining favorability toward capitalism over the past 15 years. According to the survey, 66% of Democrats now view socialism positively, compared to only 42% who favor capitalism. This contrasts with 2010 data, when support for socialism among Democrats was at 50%, and capitalism was more widely supported overall among Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The poll highlights that while Americans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-ags-issue-warning-over-proposed-environmental-rule-they-say-would-compromise-national-security\/\" title=\"Republican AGs warn proposed environmental rule could compromise national security\">general remain skeptical<\/a> of socialism, Democrats are increasingly embracing it, influenced in part by prominent figures like Senator Bernie sanders and Representative Alexandria ocasio-Cortez, who identify as Democratic socialists and advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expanded government involvement<\/a> in the economy. Meanwhile, Republicans largely continue to support capitalism, with 74% viewing it favorably.<\/p>\n<p>The article warns that this trend represents a critical turning point for the U.S., emphasizing that capitalism has historically been fundamental to individual liberty, economic growth, and innovation. It cautions that socialism&#8217;s history, marked by government overreach and poor economic outcomes, poses risks to prosperity. The shift among Democrats toward socialism is framed as a serious concern for those opposing far-left policies, underscoring the ideological battle shaping America&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats are moving toward socialism while increasingly dismissing capitalism, a five-alarm fire of a poll released on Tuesday found.<\/p>\n<p>The results of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/694835\/image-capitalism-slips.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Gallup survey<\/a> showed a persistent shift in Democrats&rsquo; support for the two economic ideologies over the past 15 years, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marxist-professor-explains-hard-itll-purchase-ps5-socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialism<\/a> rising and capitalism falling.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, conducted by telephone Aug. 1-20 among a sample of 1,094 U.S. adults, showed a strong majority of Democrats view socialism positively. (The margin of error was +\/- 4 percentage points with 95% confidence level.)<\/p>\n<p>Only 42 percent of Democrats viewed capitalism favorably, while 66 percent had a positive view of socialism.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, 50 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-comes-rfk-jr-s-defense-senate-democrats-turn-hearing-spectacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> viewed socialism favorably.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Just over half of U.S. adults, 54 percent, had a positive view of capitalism, according to the survey, a decline from 61 percent in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have driven most of the overall shift, but favorable opinions of capitalism have also fallen among independents &mdash; from 61 percent in 2010 to 51 percent this year.<\/p>\n<p>Seventy-four percent of Republicans held a positive view of capitalism, which was actually up from 71 percent in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Gallup partially attributed Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bernie-sanders-trips-joe-rogan-points-difference-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernie Sanders<\/a>, an independent from Vermont, for bringing criticism of capitalism into the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p>He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cut-throat-venezuelan-gangs-recruiting-from-migrant-shelters\/\" title=\"Venezuelan gangs recruit from migrant shelters, report says\">gained massive followings<\/a> during both runs, while referring to himself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-1st-generation-american-pays-3-minute-ad-warning-aoc-democratic-socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic socialist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gallup noted:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans overall continue to be skeptical of socialism, but Democrats are the exception. Since 2016, more Democrats have held positive views of socialism than of capitalism, with the gap expanding to 24 points today. Democrats&rsquo; more positive views of socialism occur at a time when many high-profile Democratic officials &mdash; most notably, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani &mdash; have identified themselves as Democratic socialists and advocated policies calling for a significantly expanded government role in economic matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-rejects-cuomos-debate-proposal-offers-odd-alternative-includes-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a>, who is considered likely to win New York&rsquo;s mayoral race after winning the Democratic primary, is evidence that Sanders&rsquo; ideas have caught on and do not appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>This is alarming, and should concern anyone with an interest in defeating the ideas of the far-left of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Capitalism is the bedrock of individual liberty and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>The country embraced free-market ideas from its founding, which has driven innovation, unimaginable wealth creation, historic standards of living, and opportunity for centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Socialism, by contrast, has repeatedly led to government overreach and redistribution schemes that punish productivity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manhattan.institute\/article\/how-socialism-destroyed-venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical examples are everywhere<\/a>. From Venezuela&rsquo;s collapse to the Soviet Union&rsquo;s, socialism&rsquo;s promises of economic equality always end in poverty and death.<\/p>\n<p>The Gallup poll is a red flag that the U.S. is at a turning point.<\/p>\n<p>The free market has always been America&rsquo;s engine of progress, and conservatives had better be prepared to go to bat for it in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than a policy debate.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a fight for the soul of the country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A Gallup survey conducted by phone from August 1-20 with 1,094 U.S. adults revealed a steady change over the past 15 years in Democrats&#8217; attitudes toward these economic systems, showing growing support for socialism alongside declining approval of capitalism. The poll found that 66% of Democrats now view socialism positively, while only 42% have a favorable opinion of capitalism. In comparison, back in 2010, half of Democrats had a positive view of socialism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2484271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/House_Dems.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62959,10013,3685,50878,12428],"class_list":["post-2484269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-views","tag-capitalism","tag-democrats","tag-poll-2","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/House_Dems.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484277,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484269\/revisions\/2484277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}