More Americans than ever view socialism positively, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, as 43% view it positively for the first time since 2010.Gallup asked respondents if they have a positive or negative image of socialism, capitalism, free enterprise, big business and small business in the poll conducted in August.Fifty-five percent of Americans view capitalism positively.The poll's findings show a significant drops in how Americans view big business, which is down 14 points from 2010, free enterprise, down 9 points, and capitalism, down 6 points.
Small business is the only category that hasn't lost any support.SOCIALISM SURGES AMONG DEMOCRATS AS PARTY LEADERS REJECT DSA AGENDA: ‘PACK OF FOOLS’The increase in socialism’s positive rating through 2025 was largely due to the views of Democrats, rising from 50% in 2010 to 66% last year.However, this year's increase is due to political independents, according to Gallup, whose positive rating jumped from 37% in 2025 to 45%.A person holds a sign reading "Capitalism is the crisis, socialism is the solution" during a protest ahead of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting on Aug.
28, 2026, in Asheville, N.C.Asheville is hosting the G20 meetings from Aug.
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(AFP via Getty Images)This year's findings show 65% of Democrats view socialism positively, compared with 14% of Republicans.FOX NEWS POLL: SQUEEZED BY COSTS, FRUSTRATED VOTERS TURN TO THE DEMOCRATSLucas Holtz, a senior political advisor at Third Way, told Fox News Digital in a statement, "The Gallup poll isn't evidence of Americans embracing socialism—it's evidence that Americans are rejecting the economic status quo.When we look a single layer beneath to ask whether voters support socialist policies, support completely collapses.""Working-class Americans are pissed about the costs of everyday life and the economy, but it's off base to think that a majority of Democrats and independents would back wholesale DSA s...