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Far fewer (13%) people consider him to be conservative. This pattern is essentially unchanged since his presidency began in January 2009.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, views of Obama\u2019s political leanings differ greatly by party. Two-thirds of Republicans (67%) believe that Obama is liberal; only 30% of Democrats agree. A plurality of Democrats (46%) characterize Obama as middle of the road politically. Essentially equal numbers of independents see Obama as liberal or middle of the road (41% each), though 61% of Republican-leaning independents view Obama as a liberal. 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