Americans Reject the DSA’s Policy Platform

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In this Issues & Insights article, Terry Jones reports that a new I&I/TIPP Poll shows Democratic Socialist policy ideas resonate with only a minority of U.S. voters, with clear majorities rejecting core DSA proposals on crime, defense, immigration, government structure, and industry ownership.

The July I&I/TIPP Poll surveyed 1,473 Americans from June 29 to July 2 (margin of error ±2.8%) on five key proposals from the Democratic Socialists of America’s “Workers Deserve More!” document.
Only 26% agreed with the abolition of jails and prisons while 62% disagreed; support was nearly identical among Democrats (27%), Republicans (28%), and Independents (22%).
Just 33% backed defunding the Defense Department while 54% opposed it; Democrats were more supportive (40%) than Republicans (29%) or Independents (30%).
Amnesty for all illegal immigrants drew 34% agreement and 52% disagreement; Democrats showed a plurality in favor (44%), while 64% of Republicans rejected it.
Only 27% supported replacing the U.S. president and Supreme Court with a chief executive and high court selected by Congress, while 57% disagreed; majorities in every party group opposed the idea.
Government ownership of the largest corporations and important industries was backed by 33% and opposed by 52%, with Independents most strongly against it (57% disagree).
Despite reaching 120,000 members and holding 250 elected offices nationwide, the DSA remains a tiny fraction of the Democratic Party’s more than 45 million members.
Age is a decisive factor: 46% of voters age 44 and younger supported government takeover of major industries, compared with only 22% of those 45 and older.
Previous I&I/TIPP polling found more than 40% of voters across parties believe the government should control or own major sectors such as healthcare and energy.
The article attributes rising openness to socialist ideas among younger Americans to decades of leftist indoctrination in public education and the fading memory of communism’s real-world failures.

Read the full story:
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/07/22/democratic-socialist-policy-ideas-resonate-only-with-a-minority-of-u-s-voters-ii-tipp-poll/