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63. Solid liberal

w/ 14% of public


Based on your responses, YOU are a… Solid Liberal

Along with 14% of the public

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Solid Liberals

14% of the public

What They Believe
•Strongly pro-government and very liberal on a broad range of issues
•Very supportive of regulation, environmental protection and government assistance to the poor
•One of the most secular groups; 59% say that religion is not that important to them
•Supportive of the country's growing racial and ethnic diversity
•Two-thirds disagree with the Tea Party

Who They Are
•Highly politically engaged
•75% are Democrats
•Concentrated in the Northeast and West
•57% are female
•Best educated of the groups: 49% hold at least a bachelor's degree and 27% have post-graduate experience
•A third regularly listen to NPR, about two-in-ten regularly watch The Daily Show and read The New York Times
•59% have a passport
•42% regularly buy organic foods
•21% are first or second generation Americans


Key Beliefs of Solid Liberals versus the General Public
Government often does a better job than people give it credit for
Solid Liberals 74%
General Public 39%
The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt
Solid Liberals 74%
General Public 41%
Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest
Solid Liberals 86%
General Public 47%
Business corporations make too much profit
Solid Liberals 77%
General Public 54%
Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites
Solid Liberals 77%
General Public 45%
Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace
Solid Liberals 89%
General Public 58%
The growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
Solid Liberals 84%
General Public 52%
Homosexuality should be accepted by society
Solid Liberals 92%
General Public