{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/poll-more-north-carolinians-identify-as-maga-than-as-democratic-socialists","slug":"poll-more-north-carolinians-identify-as-maga-than-as-democratic-socialists","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/poll-more-north-carolinians-identify-as-maga-than-as-democratic-socialists","title":"Poll: More North Carolinians identify as MAGA than as Democratic Socialists","subtitle":"A survey at the end of July found 34% of respondents described themselves as MAGA, compared with 29% for the Democratic Socialists of America","excerpt":"A poll conducted by The Center Square in North Carolina at the end of July found 34% of respondents identified as MAGA, while 29% identified as Democratic Socialists of America. The survey results were reported by outlets across the political spectrum, with varying emphasis on the groups named.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T01:46:47.368Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-20T21:53:57.458Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T05:15:26.510Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":52,"critic":52,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 52 – named poll source, specific figures and date, but no person source or independent outlets.","critic":"Critic 52 – clear facts, specific data, but no context, quotes, or added reporting.","hype":"Hype 15 – straightforward language, no sensationalism or clickbait."}},"tags":["#NorthCarolina","#USElection2026","#Polling","#MAGA","#DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica"],"entities":["North Carolina","The Center Square","MAGA","Democratic Socialists of America"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A poll by The Center Square found 34% of North Carolinians surveyed in late July identified as MAGA, compared with 29% who identified as Democratic Socialists of America.","The survey results were published by 13 outlets, including two left-rated, four centre-rated, and six right-rated publications.","All reports carried the same figures, but the left-rated digests led on the Democratic Socialists of America result, while the right-rated digests led on the MAGA figure.","No outlet disputed the poll’s methodology or the figures it produced."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A survey conducted by The Center Square at the end of July found that 34% of North Carolinians described themselves as MAGA, while 29% identified as Democratic Socialists of America. The poll was reported by 13 outlets, all of which carried the same figures and attributed them to the same source."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The poll asked respondents to identify their alignment with either movement. The results showed a five-point gap between the two groups. No outlet reported a margin of error or the total number of respondents surveyed."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests below mentioned the margin of error for the poll, the total number of respondents surveyed, or the specific wording of the question asked. 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