2021 Saw the Largest Political Shift in Party Identification Since 1991 According to Gallup

The political outlook in 2022 is looking increasingly grim for democrats.

On the other side of the aisle, republicans have reason for optimism.

According to Gallup, there was a major shift in party identification last year in favor of republicans.

Gallup claims to have observed “a dramatic shift over the course of 2021, from a nine-percentage-point Democratic advantage in the first quarter to a rare five-point Republican edge in the fourth quarter.”

This paints a clear picture that Americans will observe a massive red wave by this year’s midterm elections.

Republicans went from a 9 point deficit in party identification at the beginning of 2021, to a 5 point lead at the end of the year.

It looks like Joe Biden has tanked the democrat party in one year’s time.

Americans' political party preference during 2021 shifted from Democrat to Republican in the largest move since Gallup began regularly measuring party identification and leaning in 1991. https://t.co/eND8ZYenci

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 18, 2022

Newsmax has more on the historic implications of this poll:

Americans’ political party preference during 2021 shifted from Democrat to Republican in the largest move since Gallup began regularly measuring party identification and leaning in 1991.

Democrats went from a nine-percentage-point advantage in the first quarter of 2021 to a rare five-point deficit to the GOP in the fourth quarter, Gallup said Monday.

A total of 49% of Americans considered themselves Democrat in last year’s first quarter, but that fell to 42% in the final quarter. Survey respondents identifying as Republican increased from 40% to 47% during the same period.

Gallup: In 2021, Republicans went from a 9 point deficit in party identification to a 5 point lead.

If that were to hold into the 2022 midterms it would be a seismic victory on election night – this is the biggest advantage for Republicans since the 1994 "Republican Revolution." pic.twitter.com/jQQGEGAcJT

— X (Formerly Known As Numbersmuncher) (@NumbersMuncher) January 17, 2022

A huge shift in Party ID in 2021:

GOP +7

DEM -7 https://t.co/GkUCHngKUF pic.twitter.com/J8ZfUEGhdW

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) January 17, 2022

Gallup polling found a 9-point surge in party preference toward Republicans since last year.

It's the biggest swing in Gallup's 30 years of tracking. https://t.co/hsYb8gzoWw

— Axios (@axios) January 18, 2022

Poll Shows Dramatic Shift in Party Preference From Dems to GOP After One Year of Biden Presidencyhttps://t.co/b6a3VNRlyI

— Bongino Report (@BonginoReport) January 18, 2022

RIGHT DIRECTION: Republicans overtook Democrats as America's preferred political party during the last quarter of 2021, with the GOP holding its largest lead in voter preference since 1995#NextRevFNC @SteveHiltonx https://t.co/UeTT5VAwaf

— The Next Revolution (@NextRevFNC) January 18, 2022

Fox News with more on the significance of the poll:

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Republicans held a 47-42 lead in voter identification at the end of 2021, according to a Gallup Poll released Monday, a dramatic shift from the beginning of the year, when Democrats held a 49-40 edge in the metric.

A lead in voter preference by Republicans has been a rarity since Gallup first began posing the question to voters in 1991. The last GOP lead of this size, at the beginning of 1995, was shortly after the GOP regained control of the House for the first time in decades. Republicans are looking to repeat the accomplishment in 2022.

SIGNIFICANT!

Q1 of 2021: Democrats +9
Q4 of 2021: Republicans +5
 
“It's the biggest swing in one calendar year for Gallup's 30 years of tracking.” ⬇️https://t.co/8ISwmtTKsZ

— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) January 18, 2022

Gallup: Party preferences flipped from a 9-point Democrat advantage (highest since 2012) to a 5-point GOP advantage (highest since 1995) during 2021 as Joe Biden dragged his entire party down and Youngkin's win in VA brought fresh energy to the Republican side. pic.twitter.com/vmAtKxYW98

— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) January 17, 2022

The Democrat Party is the Party of Government.

Say what you like about the GOP, but their philosophy is the opposite: to decentralize power and transfer it to us the citizens.

Don't vote for Democrats.

Gallup: 14-Point Shift in Party ID During 2021 https://t.co/djYPtgkOeL

— Nan "Say No to Deprogrammers" Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) January 17, 2022

In just one year, Biden somehow managed to take one of the largest polling leads Dems have had in Gallup's 30-year history ("nine-point Democratic advantage in the first quarter") and turn it into one of GOP's best showings ever ("5-point Republican edge in the fourth quarter").

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 17, 2022