Nearly 1 in 3 Americans would vote for a democratic socialist: Poll

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A little under 1 in 3 Americans say they would be willing to back a democratic socialist in an election, according to a new poll.

In The Economist/YouGov poll, 29 percent of respondents said they would be willing to cast their ballot for a democratic socialist, 45 percent said they wouldn’t and 26 percent were unsure.

The poll comes amid recent democratic socialist victories in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Colorado. The movement has recently seen a rise in prominence, especially since the election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) last year.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ushered in the modern democratic socialist movement with his 2016 presidential campaign, which eventually led to the election of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) a few years later. Both lawmakers are two of the most well-known democratic socialists in American politics.


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5952147-poll-democratic-socialist-support/