Republican Conservatives

[Gallup]
The percentage of Republicans calling themselves conservative has increased, rising 15 points since 1994. This occurred in two phases:

• After averaging 61% from 1994 to 2002, the percentage of Republicans identifying as conservative jumped to 66% in 2003 and stayed near that level through 2007.
• In 2008, a presidential election year that culminated in the race between Obama and John McCain, the percentage of Republicans identifying as conservative rose to 70% and has since ranged from 68% to 73%.

The 73% of Republicans identifying as conservative in 2018 matches the high point in the trend, previously recorded in 2012.