1 in 5 Americans say communism a 'major threat' to US, bombshell poll finds

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Red-Dem-ption.

Just 1 in 5 Americans believe communism poses a “major threat” in the US, a bombshell new poll has found.

And as the 2028 Presidential Election approaches, a significant number of voters see two of the most high-profile potential Democratic candidates as “socialists.”

Two-thirds (66%) of Americans believe communists pose at least some threat to the nation, according to a poll published Tuesday by the Economist and YouGov.

Some 18% see communists as a major threat, 25% see them as a moderate threat, and 23% see them as a minor threat.

A man at a Tea Party movement march wearing a red t-shirt with a yellow hammer and sickle and "OBAMA" printed below it. — Two-thirds of Americans say communism poses some sort of threat to the US. AFP via Getty Images

There were stark differences of opinion between liberal and conservative Americans on the danger of communism.

Among those who self-described as very liberal or liberal, 79% and 52% respectively said that communists were not a threat.

In contrast, 26% of conservatives and 52% of the very conservative said communists represent a major threat in America today.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference in New York. — More than half of Americans said NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

The survey also asked Americans to rank politicians based on whether they thought they were socialist.

One in 5 (20%) would classify Gavin Newsom as a socialist and more than a quarter (27%) would classify Kamala Harris as a socialist.

Bernie Sanders waving his arm with an American flag in the background. — 55% of those surveyed said Bernie Sanders is a socialist. Holden Smith/Zuma / SplashNews.com

New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani was viewed as a socialist by 51% of the adult population, just shy of the 55% who think the same of veteran Vermont Senator and would-be presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Almost half (45%) of those surveyed said they believed New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a socialist.

Elizabeth Warren finished out the list, with 25% of Americans believing the Massachusetts Senator to be a socialist.

Of the other prominent Democrats listed in the survey, all of them are considered socialist by at least one in five voters.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises her fist at a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Lansing, Michigan. — 45% of those surveyed said they believed New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a socialist. ZUMAPRESS.com

Almost a quarter (23%) view former President Joe Biden as a socialist, just slightly less than the 27% who think so of his former boss, President Barack Obama.

Those with different political views also had different verdicts on how left-wing leading Democrats were.

For instance, only 6% of people who identify as very liberal said they believe Gov. Newsom is a socialist, but 52% of those who are very conservative identify him as a socialist.