More Americans identify as conservative rather than liberal, though the number of liberals continues to hold steady while for the first time a majority of them make up the Democratic Party.

A new Gallup survey found that 35 per cent of Americans said they were conservative while an equal number described themselves as politically moderate.

Slightly more than a quarter - 26 per cent - identified as liberal, according to Gallup.

While conservatives still hold an edge over liberals, the gap between the two sides has been narrowing.

A new Gallup survey found that 35 per cent of Americans said they were conservative while an equal number described themselves as politically moderate. Slightly more than a quarter - 26 per cent - identified as liberal

In 1992, there was a 19-per cent gap between conservatives and liberals.

Now the gap is down to just nine points, according to Gallup.

The number of liberals has steadily been increasing over the past three decades.

Seventeen per cent of those surveyed in 1992 said they were liberals, while the number is at 26 per cent in 2018.

The number of conservatives, however, has remained at or near the same levels during that period.

From 1993 to 2016, those who identified as conservative fell into the range between 36 and 40 per cent.

The 2018 figure - 35 per cent - is the identical number from the year before.

Gallup performed 13 surveys which asked 13,000 adults over the course of 2018.

Another noteworthy statistic indicates that for the first time ever, the percentage of Democrats who say they are liberal is now a majority for the first time ever.

In 2017, 50 per cent of Democrats polled said they were liberal. Last year, the number inched up to 51 per cent

In 2017, 50 per cent of Democrats polled said they were liberal. Last year, the number inched up to 51 per cent.

Just 10 years ago, in 2018, the number of Democrats who identified as liberal was just 38 per cent.

In 1994, 25 per cent of Democrats said they were liberal, while an equal number said they were conservative.

At the time, nearly half of Democrats considered themselves moderate.

The presidency of George W. Bush, the invasion of Iraq, and the election of Barack Obama led to a surge of liberalism within the Democratic Party, the Gallup survey showed.

While liberals make up the majority of Democrats for the first time ever, the Republican Party has steadily become even more overwhelmingly conservative

While liberals make up the majority of Democrats for the first time ever, the Republican Party has steadily become even more overwhelmingly conservative.

In 2018, 73 per cent of GOP supporters said they were conservative.

The figure represents an all-time high, and shows a slow but steady progression.

In 1994, just 58 per cent of Republicans said they were conservative, while a tiny minority - 8 per cent - considered themselves liberal.

Last year, just 4 per cent of GOP members said they were liberal.

Since Obama’s election in 2008, the percentage of Republicans who identify as conservative has stayed in the 68 - 73 per cent range.