These poll numbers were released on Saturday by Rasmussen Reports -- "an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information." 
Saturday, August 1, 2009
The number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell by two percentage points in July with Republicans and the number of unaffiliateds each gaining a point.
In July, 36.8% of American adults considered themselves Democrats. That's down two points from last month and down five points since December . This is the lowest percentage of Democrats measured since December 2007 (See History of Party Trends from January 2004 to the present).
Still, there are more Democrats than Republicans. A total of 33.3% now claim an affiliation with the GOP . While that's up a point over a month ago, it's right in the middle of the range for Republican affiliation over the past year. During the past 12 months, the number of Republicans nationwide has stayed between 32.2% and 33.8% every month.
The number of unaffiliated adults grew from 28.9% to 29.9%. That's up two points in two months the largest number of adults not affiliated with either major party since November 2007. It is not unusual for the number of unaffiliateds to grow during off years and shrink as elections approach.
Rasmussen Reports tracks this information based upon telephone interviews with approximately 15,000 adults per month and has been doing so since November 2002. The margin of error for the full sample is less than one percentage point, with a 95% level of confidence.
The Democrats now enjoy a 3.5 percentage-point edge over Republicans, the smallest advantage since the end of 2007.
Keep in mind that figures reported in this article are for all adults, not Likely Voters. Republicans are a bit more likely to participate in elections than Democrats.
Data from our monthly partisan identification survey is used to set weighting targets for other Rasmussen Reports surveys. The targets are based upon results from the previous three months.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index shows that President 
In recent months, Republicans have gained ground on 10 key issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports and on the Generic Congressional Ballot .
See History of Party Trends from January 2004 to the present.
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