---
title: "GOP Lost? Turn Right"
description: "Six-in-ten Republican voters say want the GOP to move in a more conservative direction."
date: "2008-11-14"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/11/14/gop-lost-turn-right/"
---

# GOP Lost? Turn Right

As the GOP looks for a path back to power, six-in-ten Republican voters (60%) say party leaders in Washington should move in a more conservative direction. Only 35% want party leaders steering the GOP to a more centrist approach. This is somewhat a reflection of the conservative tilt of the party. Roughly two-thirds (68%) of Republican voters identify themselves as conservative, and three-quarters of them want a turn to the right. A majority of moderates and liberals within the party want a moderate approach, but they make up less than a third of Republican voters (31%). [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1032/high-marks-for-campaign-high-bar-for-obama)