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Despite the slump that has Republicans grappling with an identity crisis, a new Gallup poll finds that Americans still tend to consider themselves conservative, as opposed to moderate or liberal, according to a Gallup poll.

The annual poll, released today, finds that 40 percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, compared to 35 percent who call themselves moderate, and 21 percent, liberal.

What's more, collapse of the Republican Party notwithstanding, the number of people calling themselves conservative has actually increased, from 37 percent last year.

The survey also found that about 22 percent of the Democratic Party is made up of people who call themselves conservative. Meanwhile, just 3 percent of Republicans call themselves liberal.