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Oct 2012: Republican: 39.1% Democrat: 33.3% Other: 27.5% (R+5.8%) Sep 2012: Republican: 36.8% Democrat: 34.2% Other: 29.0% (R+2.6%)

September 30, 2012 Republican Democrat Other R - D Quarterly 2012 Sep 36.8% 34.2% 29.0% 2.6% 2.6% Aug 37.6% 33.3% 29.2% 4.3% Jul 34.9% 34.0% 31.1% 0.9% Jun 35.4% 34.0% 30.5% 1.4% 1.8% May 35.7% 33.8% 30.5% 1.9% Apr 35.1% 33.1% 31.8% 2.0% Mar 36.4% 33.4% 30.2% 3.0% 3.3% Feb 36.0% 32.4% 31.6% 3.6% Jan 35.9% 32.5% 31.6% 3.4%

In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an independent? (Asked of independents: As of today, do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?) Selected Trend on Party Affiliation: 2004-2009 Republicans Independents Democrats Republicans (including "leaners") Democrats (including "leaners") % % % % % 2009 May 7-10 32 34 32 45 45 2009 Apr 20-21 27 36 36 39 50 2009 Apr 6-9 24 40 35 34 53 2009 Mar 27-29 28 35 35 40 51 2009 Mar 5-8 25 35 38 35 53 2009 Feb 20-22 27 36 34...

Partisan Trends In January and February, while Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in the early stages of the battle for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, the number of Americans who considered themselves to be Democrats surged to record highs. The numbers have stabilized since then, leaving the Democratic Party with a significant advantage over Republicans in terms of partisan identification. During the month of June, 41.0% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 31.5% said they were Republicans and 27.5% were not affiliated with either major party. This marks the fifth straight month that the number of Democrats has been...

Utah, Idaho are most Republican states; Massachusetts most DemocraticPRINCETON, NJ -- While 2004 rates as a disappointment for Democrats because of their national election losses, the party did make some gains in partisanship among Americans, compared with the prior two years. An analysis of Gallup's 2004 data shows that Massachusetts rates as the most Democratic U.S. state, while Utah and Idaho are the most Republican. A comparison of state partisanship with the 2004 election outcome shows George W. Bush tended to do better in most states than what would be expected based on the states' overall political leanings.A review of...

Frank Newport of Gallup writes, We’ve had many inquiries and comments about the latest Gallup Poll trial heat results on the presidential race. Our editorial team will be responding to as many of the issues raised as possible here over the next day or two. One question that comes up frequently (and apparently is based on various statements bouncing around the Net) concerns the party identification of the respondents in our sample. The supposition on the part of some is that these party identification figures from poll to poll should be constant and the same as some standard established from...