WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: Americans' party preferences were evenly divided in 2022, with 45% of U.S. adults identifying as Republican or saying they were Republican-leaning independents, and 44% identifying as Democrats or saying they were Democratic-leaning independents. The last time preferences were this closely divided was in 2011, with Democrats holding at least a three-percentage-point  more