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Gallup: Party preference swings dramatically in favor of Democrats

Fadel Allassan at Axios

https://www.axios.com/gallup-party-preference-democrats-republicans-e6330b61-3cb8-4385-9f5a-1aaef6836cd3.html

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Americans' political party preferences have swung sharply from a 2-point Republican advantage in January to an 11-point Democratic advantage in July, according to Gallup's monthly averages of telephone polls in 2020.

The big picture: The dramatic shift is more a product of fewer people identifying as Republican or Republican-leaning (down 8% since January) than gains among those who identify as Democratic or Democratic-leaning (up 5%).

By the numbers: 

50% of U.S. adults identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, compared to 39% for the GOP.

32% of Americans polled identified as Democrats, and another 18% said they are independents who lean toward the Democratic Party.Meanwhile, 26% identified as Republicans, with another 13% saying they lean toward the GOP.

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