It wasn’t last week’s biggest news, but Gallup generated headlines with a poll revealing social conservatism rising to its highest level in a decade.
The number of Americans claiming to be conservative on social issues grew to 38 percent from 33 percent in 2022 and 30 percent in 2021, while those categorizing themselves as social liberals dropped from 34 percent in the two previous years to 29 percent.
But is it really true? Is social conservatism on the rise? CONTINUED
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill
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