More Americans ‘socially liberal’ than conservative for first time – huge swing over past 20 years

For the first time more Americans identify as “socially liberal” than conservative, revealing a huge double-digit swing over the past two decades.

Gallup reveals 34% of Americans now say they are socially liberal, 30% conservative, and 35% identify as moderate.

But as the pollster notes, starting in 2001 “social conservatives had a clear advantage over social liberals — by 12 points, on average.” That started to change in 2013, and now socially liberal has pulled ahead, representing a huge 16 point swing from 2001 to 2021. Continue reading.