{"id":323408,"date":"2026-06-30T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=323408"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:03:12","slug":"about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/30\/about-a-third-of-us-democrats-like-political-leaders-who-identify-as-democratic-socialists\/","title":{"rendered":"About a third of U.S. Democrats like political leaders who identify as democratic socialists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George. (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images; Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Candidates who identify as democratic socialists have won some high-profile Democratic primary elections over the past month from Washington, D.C.<\/a>, to New York City<\/a>. But the term itself has relatively modest traction with Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Around 1 in 3 Democrats view democratic socialist leaders positively, but views differ by ideology<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Among Dem\/Lean Dem,<\/strong> % who say they __ a political leader who identifies as a democratic socialist<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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