Nearly half of millennial Democrats say they identify as a socialist or democratic socialist, according to a new poll from BuzzFeed News and Maru/Blue.

Almost half, 48 percent, said they would call themselves a democratic socialist or socialist, compared to 39 percent who said they identified as neither.

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The percentages were lower among Republican millennials, with 23 percent saying they would call themselves a democratic socialist or socialist, and 71 percent saying neither.

Nearly twice as many millennials said they at least leaned toward Democrats instead of Republicans, 48 to 25 percent.

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Nineteen percent of those surveyed identified as independent.

The survey, conducted between September 21-24, comes just weeks ahead of the midterm elections, where a number of democratic socialist candidates have garnered national attention.

The most prominent is rising star and first-time candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose shocking upset against longtime Democratic Rep. Joe CrowleyJoseph (Joe) CrowleyLobbying firm cuts ties to Trent Lott amid national anti-racism protests Engel says he refuses to seek NYT endorsement over Cotton op-ed Ocasio-Cortez endorses Engel primary challenger MORE (N.Y.) rocked the political world.

The Democratic Socialists of America reported record-high membership thanks to a surge in the days after Ocasio-Cortez’s win.

The poll identified millennials as between the ages of 22 and 37, and surveyed 1,006 randomly selected respondents online. The results have a margin of error of 3 percentage points.