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short readsJul 12, 2024

10 facts about Republicans in the U.S.

About eight-in-ten Republican voters (79%) are non-Hispanic White, down from 93% nearly two decades ago.
reportApr 9, 2024

Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation

Amid shifts in demographics and partisan allegiances, registered voters are now evenly split between the Democratic Party and the GOP.
short readsAug 18, 2020

Men and women in the U.S. continue to differ in voter turnout rate, party identification

In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women reported having turned out to vote at slightly higher rates than men.
reportAug 4, 2020

Voters Rarely Switch Parties, but Recent Shifts Further Educational, Racial Divergence

Neither party nets an overall advantage from the 9% of voters who have switched since 2018.
short readsMay 15, 2019

6 facts about U.S. political independents

Partisan divides in America are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era. But what about those who identify as independents?
short readsJul 31, 2018

Younger adults, independents more critical of their district’s past congressional candidate fields

Younger Americans are less likely than their elders and partisans are more likely than independents to have positive views of past congressional candidate pools in their districts.
reportMar 20, 2018

Wide Gender Gap, Growing Educational Divide in Voters’ Party Identification

Survey Report As the 2018 midterm elections approach, women and especially college graduates have moved toward the Democratic Party. By contrast, the Republican Party’s advantage in leaned party identification among white voters without a college degree has never been greater, dating back more than two decades. While partisanship among voters usually does not change much […]
reportMar 20, 2018

Party Identification Trends, 1992-2017

Pew Research Center has been tracking the party affiliation of the general public for over 20 years. Click the buttons or scroll down to explore the party ID data for two dozen demographic subgroups, categorized by gender, race, education, generation, and religious affiliation.
reportMay 17, 2017

Partisan Identification Is ‘Sticky,’ but About 10% Switched Parties Over the Past Year

Survey Report Those who study politics have long known that a person’s party affiliation is a strong predictor of how they will vote and what their opinions will be on most political issues. Some of the power of partisanship comes from its relative immutability: Most people remain loyal to a political party. But over a […]
reportSep 13, 2016

The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart

Ahead of the presidential election, the demographic profiles of the Republican and Democratic parties are strikingly different.

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10 facts about Republicans in the U.S.

Changing Partisan Coalitions in a Politically Divided Nation

Voters Rarely Switch Parties, but Recent Shifts Further Educational, Racial Divergence

6 facts about U.S. political independents

Younger adults, independents more critical of their district’s past congressional candidate fields

Wide Gender Gap, Growing Educational Divide in Voters’ Party Identification

Party Identification Trends, 1992-2017

Partisan Identification Is ‘Sticky,’ but About 10% Switched Parties Over the Past Year

The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart

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