Your Average Democratic Voter Isn’t a Left Winger

President Donald Trump has a habit of referring to Democrats as “radical-left lunatics.” The unfair pejorative aside, it turns out the typical Democratic voter isn’t even left wing. Let that sink in.

According to an expansive poll conducted recently for centrist Democratic think tank Third Way, a majority of Democratic voters who expect to vote in a presidential primary are White women, and most of these voters are over age 55. A majority also lack a college degree, and most describe themselves as “liberal” or “moderate.” Only 11% identify as “progressive” and nearly as many say they are “conservative” (5%) as “socialist” (6%). On the critical issue of what to do about Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of Trump’s polarizing mass deportation program, 66% want ICE held accountable and overhauled, compared to 34% who want the agency abolished.