Where would you place the Democratic Party on a scale from liberal to conservative?

Placement of the Democratic Party on liberal-conservative scale · Asked in 21 waves, 1972–2024 · 54,842 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: -1 'Inapplicable (unlisted code)'. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1972. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 8 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: 1972-1982: If self-placement was ‘DK,’ NA or ‘haven’t thought much’ R was not asked for party placements on this scale. 1984-1996: If R responded ‘DK,’ NA or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ to self-placement AND if R responded ‘DK’ or NA (1996: or ‘refused to choose’) to the self-placement follow-up (‘If you had to choose would you consider yourself a liberal or a conservative?’ [VCF0849]), then R was not asked for party placements on this scale. In 1996 and later, ordering of placements for the 2 major parties was randomized. 1980 NOTE: This var was present in both the pre and post; pre data are represented here.