From the Daily Caller: CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said on Thursday that the far-left has record-breaking support dating back to the 1990s from those who identify as Democrats.
The number of Democrats identifying as “far-left” has quadrupled since 1999, when only 5% of identified as such, and that number has since surged to 21% in 2026, Enten said on “CNN News Central.” Over a quarter of Democrats, 26% identified as “conservative” in 1999, while only 8% of the party self-identifies as that currently.
“You know, there used to be a lot of conservative Democrats,” Enten said. “Right back in 1999, 26% of Democrats self-identified as conservative. Just 5% said that they were very liberal. It was a smidgen, a smidgen, a smidgen. Now that far left has gained considerably in power. Look at this. Now we’re talking about a fifth of Democrats, 21% say they’re very liberal. That conservative part of the Democratic Party, adios amigos, goodbye, just 8%.”
“And when you combine the 21% who are very liberal with those who say that they’re somewhat liberal, we’re talking about three in five Democrats who identify as either somewhat liberal or very liberal with the very liberals, but much larger portion of the party, the far left, which used to just be a smidgen within the Democratic Party, has gained considerable power, as you saw in New Jersey’s 11th District,” Enten continued.
As if that wasn’t enough, Enten also revealed that 33% of all Democrats (1 out of every 3) and 42% of those in the party under the age of 35, identify as Democratic Socialists.
Enten said 58% of all voters believe the Democrat Party is now too liberal.
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An all-time high, 58%, of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal.
This comes as 1-in-3 Democrats think of themselves as Democratic Socialists!
And the % of Dems who say they’re very liberal has quadrupled since 1999.
NJ-11, NYC mayor & Bernie Sanders are no aberration. pic.twitter.com/J0xuskHgn6
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) February 12, 2026
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