Three times as many adult Democrats want their party to move further to the left than want it to move to the right, results of a new national survey by The Economist/YouGov reveal. The survey, which was conducted June 19-22 as so-called Democratic Socialists, such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, continued to gain media attention, asked U.S. adult citizens (18+) the following question: “Would you like the Democratic Party to move to the left or the right?” Of all U.S. citizens, more than twice as many said they want the Democratic Party to move to the right as said they’d like it to shift further to the left (35% vs. 16%). Another 25% called for the party to “stay where it is” and 23% reported that they were “not sure.” Results were similar among Independent citizens, as 31% called for a move to the right, 13% supported a shift to the left and 19% wanted no change. Among Democrats, however, 31% said they’d like their party to move to the left – three times the 10% who said it should shift to the right. Nearly half (45%) wanted to stay the course and 14% weren’t sure. The difference was even more stark among respondents who identified their ideology as “liberal,” rather than “moderate” or “conservative.” Here, 42% said they’d like the Democratic Party to move left, while only 8% said they’d like it to move right. Another 38% wanted the party to stay the same and 12% didn’t know what they wanted. Democrat citizens’ support for Democratic Socialists was evident in party primaries held on Tuesday, as The New York Times reports: “The Democratic Socialists of America formally endorsed two of Mamdani’s choices [in New York]: activist and PhD student Darializa Avila Chevalier, who beat Rep. Adriano Espaillat, and state Assembly member Claire Valdez, who was nominated to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez. Brad Lander, Mamdani’s third pick, was not officially backed by the group but received significant support from its members and allied organizations on his path to unseating Rep. Dan Goldman. “The group has seen major momentum recently with a win in the D.C. mayor’s race earlier this month. A congressional race in Denver next week will test DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) appeal outside an East Coast city as Melat Kiros challenges Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colorado).” Additionally, Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap – who has long-standing ideological ties to self-avowed Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) – won the Democratic primary in Maine's 2nd Congressional District after three rounds of ranked-choice voting, the state's Secretary of State's office announced on Friday.