For the first time in 32 years, Republican-leaning voters outnumbered Democratic-leaning voters.

According to the poll (US Political Preferences) released by Gallup, 45% of Americans consider themselves Republicans or lean towards the Republican Party, while, by comparison, 44% say they belong to or are politically closer to the Republican Party. democrats.

“Do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or Independent? Do you lean more towards the Democratic or Republican Party?” is the question that, over time, those who take part in this survey are asked to answer.

The last time the two parties in the US were this close was in 2011, Gallup analysts say. Since then, the Democrats have pulled ahead by a margin of at least three percentage points that now appears to be lost.

According to the same data, the last time Republicans were in the lead in such polls was in 1991, when their percentage was 48% versus 44%.

The latest data provided by Gallup is based on phone interviews with more than 10,000 American adults in 2022. Gallup, for its part, in this poll asks Americans whether they consider themselves politically Republicans, Democrats, or independents. Those who say “independent” are then asked whether they lean more towards the Democratic or the Republican Party.