Democratic voters feel more closely aligned with their party’s Congressional representation than do Republicans, at least according to results from a Rasmussen poll released Wednesday.
Specifically, 38% of Republican voters surveyed feel that the average congressional Republican shares their views, while 45% of Democrats believe the average Democrat in Congress feels about the same as they do.ย
About 25% of likely Republican voters feel that the average Republican in Congress is more conservative than the average Republican voter, while 30% think that congressional Republicans are more liberal than the Republicans they represent.ย
Close to equal portions of likely Democratic voters report feeling that the average congressional Democrat is more conservative than the average party voter (23%) or more liberal than the average Democratic voter (22%). ย
