Democratic primary voters are much more liberal than general election voters

Difference in support for the liberal position between Democratic primary and general election voters, by issue

The original data presents shares selecting the liberal, elite middle, and conservative position. I have shown only shares selecting the liberal position for chart simplicity.
Chart: Charlotte Swasey, Medium DataSource: Broockman and Kalla, "Should Moving to the Middle Win Candidates Votes?", Preprint 2026, transcribed with ClaudeGet the data