All Pew Research Center surveys about U.S. politics and policy include questions about partisan affiliation. In 2014 a total of 25,010 respondents were asked the following:
In politics TODAY, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent?
(IF INDEPENDENT, OTHER, DON’T KNOW): As of today do you lean more to the Republican Party or more to the Democratic Party?
Detailed demographic breakdowns of party identification are presented here, or can be downloaded (CSV or PDF).
Report: A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation
Total Population
| Rep % | Dem % | Ind % | (VOL.) Other/DK % |
Rep/Lean Rep % |
Dem/Lean Dem % |
No leaning % |
Unweighted N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | |||||||||
| 23 | 32 | 39 | 6 | 39 | 48 | 13 | 25,010 | ||
| GENDER | |||||||||
| Men | 24 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 12,843 | |
| Women | 23 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 12,167 | |
| RACE/ETHNICITY | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 30 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 11 | 17,823 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 5 | 64 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 80 | 9 | 2,496 | |
| Hispanic | 13 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 18 | 2,594 | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic (English-speaking only) | 11 | 37 | 46 | 6 | 23 | 65 | 12 | 641 | |
| GENERATION | |||||||||
| Millennial (ages 18-33 in 2014) | 18 | 28 | 48 | 6 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 5,315 | |
| Generation X (34-49) | 22 | 32 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 49 | 13 | 5,206 | |
| Baby-Boomer (50-68) | 25 | 34 | 35 | 5 | 41 | 47 | 11 | 9,392 | |
| Silent (69-86) | 33 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 4,350 | |
| DETAILED GENERATION | |||||||||
| Younger Millennial (18-25) | 18 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 36 | 51 | 13 | 2,693 | |
| Older Millennial (26-33) | 18 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 33 | 50 | 16 | 2,622 | |
| Younger Gen Xer (34-41) | 20 | 31 | 43 | 6 | 36 | 49 | 14 | 2,326 | |
| Older Gen Xer (42-49) | 23 | 33 | 37 | 7 | 40 | 48 | 12 | 2,880 | |
| Younger Boomer (50-58) | 26 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 41 | 46 | 12 | 4,414 | |
| Older Boomer (59-68) | 25 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 41 | 49 | 10 | 4,978 | |
| Younger Silent (69-78) | 32 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 3,105 | |
| Older Silent (79-86) | 35 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 1,245 | |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||
| College graduate+ | 24 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 40 | 52 | 9 | 10,270 | |
| Post graduate degree | 20 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 35 | 57 | 8 | 3,972 | |
| College graduate | 26 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 42 | 49 | 9 | 6,298 | |
| Some college or less | 23 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 14,605 | |
| Some college | 25 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 12 | 6,920 | |
| High school or less | 22 | 31 | 40 | 7 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 7,685 | |
| FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| $75,000+ | 30 | 29 | 38 | 3 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 7,578 | |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 4 | 41 | 48 | 10 | 7,811 | |
| <$30,000 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 31 | 54 | 15 | 6,995 | |
| DETAILED FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| $150,000+ | 29 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 2,229 | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 3 | 48 | 45 | 6 | 2,566 | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 3 | 48 | 44 | 9 | 2,783 | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 3,483 | |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 2,045 | |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 37 | 51 | 13 | 2,283 | |
| <$30,000 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 7 | 31 | 54 | 15 | 6,995 | |
| EMPLOYED | |||||||||
| Yes | 23 | 30 | 40 | 7 | 39 | 48 | 14 | 2,056 | |
| Full-time | 24 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 1,525 | |
| Part-time | 22 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 531 | |
| No | 22 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 1,238 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| Married | 28 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 41 | 12 | 6,758 | |
| Unmarried | 17 | 34 | 43 | 6 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 6,168 | |
| DETAILED MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| Married | 28 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 41 | 12 | 6,758 | |
| Living with a partner | 13 | 32 | 50 | 6 | 31 | 55 | 14 | 779 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 17 | 37 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 1,740 | |
| Widowed | 27 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 40 | 49 | 11 | 1,231 | |
| Never married | 15 | 33 | 47 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 14 | 2,418 | |
| PARENT OR GUARDIAN | |||||||||
| Yes | 21 | 30 | 42 | 7 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 1,207 | |
| No | 23 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 39 | 48 | 13 | 3,618 | |
| GENERATION BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Millennial men | 18 | 23 | 53 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 3,088 | |
| Millennial women | 18 | 33 | 43 | 6 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 2,227 | |
| Gen Xer men | 23 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 2,823 | |
| Gen Xer women | 21 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 33 | 53 | 13 | 2,383 | |
| Boomer men | 26 | 29 | 39 | 5 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 4,735 | |
| Boomer women | 24 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 38 | 52 | 11 | 4,657 | |
| Silent men | 35 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 9 | 1,913 | |
| Silent women | 31 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 10 | 2,437 | |
| EDUCATION 2-WAY BY GENDER | |||||||||
| College grad men | 25 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 5,485 | |
| College grad women | 22 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 35 | 57 | 8 | 4,785 | |
| Some coll or less men | 23 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 14 | 7,277 | |
| Some coll or less women | 23 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 7,328 | |
| EDUCATION 4-WAY BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Post graduate men | 22 | 29 | 45 | 4 | 42 | 50 | 8 | 2,142 | |
| Post graduate women | 18 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 64 | 7 | 1,830 | |
| College men | 27 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 3,343 | |
| College women | 25 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 38 | 53 | 8 | 2,955 | |
| Some college men | 26 | 25 | 45 | 5 | 46 | 43 | 12 | 3,281 | |
| Some college women | 24 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 38 | 51 | 12 | 3,639 | |
| HS or less men | 22 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 16 | 3,996 | |
| HS or less women | 22 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 34 | 49 | 16 | 3,689 | |
| MARITAL STATUS BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Married men | 28 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 11 | 3,715 | |
| Married women | 28 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 3,043 | |
| Unmarried men | 17 | 28 | 50 | 5 | 34 | 51 | 14 | 2,859 | |
| Unmarried women | 17 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 3,309 | |
| PARENT BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Parent men | 24 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 606 | |
| Parent women | 19 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 601 | |
| Non-parent men | 24 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 1,834 | |
| Non-parent women | 22 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 36 | 51 | 13 | 1,784 | |
| REGION | |||||||||
| Northeast | 20 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4,334 | |
| New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT) | 16 | 32 | 48 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 14 | 1,181 | |
| Middle Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA) | 20 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 33 | 55 | 12 | 3,757 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 40 | 47 | 13 | 5,657 | |
| Great Lakes-East North (IN IL MI OH WI) | 23 | 32 | 39 | 6 | 39 | 48 | 12 | 3,794 | |
| Midwest-West North (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD) | 26 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 1,863 | |
| South | 25 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 42 | 46 | 12 | 9,268 | |
| South Atlantic (FL GA NC SC VA WV) | 25 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 42 | 46 | 12 | 4,534 | |
| South Central (AL AR KY LA MS OK TN TX) | 27 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 4,130 | |
| West | 22 | 30 | 42 | 7 | 38 | 49 | 13 | 5,751 | |
| Mountain (AZ CO ID NM MT UT NV WY) | 27 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 2,080 | |
| Pacific (AK CA HI OR WA) | 19 | 33 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 53 | 14 | 3,671 | |
| COMMUNITY TYPE | |||||||||
| Urban | 18 | 38 | 39 | 6 | 31 | 57 | 12 | 8,118 | |
| Suburban | 25 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 43 | 45 | 12 | 12,065 | |
| Rural | 29 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 4,556 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION | |||||||||
| White Non-Hisp Evangelical Protestant | 46 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 4,814 | |
| White Non-Hisp Mainline Protestant | 30 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 12 | 4,144 | |
| Black Protestant | 5 | 68 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 82 | 8 | 1,812 | |
| Total Catholic | 24 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 48 | 12 | 5,125 | |
| White Non-Hispanic Catholic | 31 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 50 | 41 | 10 | 3,435 | |
| Hispanic Catholic | 12 | 38 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 17 | 1,283 | |
| Mormon | 49 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 70 | 22 | 9 | 473 | |
| Jewish | 16 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 516 | |
| Total Unaffiliated | 10 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 25 | 61 | 14 | 4,983 | |
| Atheist | 6 | 42 | 47 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 12 | 781 | |
| Agnostic | 8 | 39 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 69 | 8 | 902 | |
| Nothing in particular | 12 | 31 | 52 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 16 | 3,300 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION BY GENERATION | |||||||||
| White NH Evangelical Protestant Millennial | 44 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 70 | 19 | 12 | 559 | |
| White NH Evangelical Protestant Xer | 46 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 858 | |
| White NH Evangelical Protestant Boomer | 45 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 1,984 | |
| White NH Evangelical Protestant Silent | 51 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 1,255 | |
| White NH Mainline Protestant Millennial | 29 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 576 | |
| White NH Mainline Protestant Xer | 28 | 27 | 38 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 12 | 721 | |
| White NH Mainline Protestant Boomer | 29 | 27 | 38 | 5 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 1,725 | |
| White NH Mainline Protestant Silent | 33 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 10 | 964 | |
| Total Catholic Millennial | 20 | 28 | 45 | 7 | 36 | 48 | 16 | 930 | |
| Total Catholic Xer | 22 | 32 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 1,120 | |
| Total Catholic Boomer | 26 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 48 | 11 | 2,005 | |
| Total Catholic Silent | 27 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 44 | 46 | 10 | 919 | |
| White NH Catholic Millennial | 32 | 24 | 42 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 12 | 387 | |
| White NH Catholic Xer | 33 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 642 | |
| White NH Catholic Boomer | 30 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 47 | 43 | 9 | 1,508 | |
| White NH Catholic Silent | 30 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 49 | 41 | 10 | 769 | |
| Hispanic Catholic Millennial | 12 | 30 | 48 | 10 | 28 | 53 | 20 | 449 | |
| Hispanic Catholic Xer | 10 | 38 | 43 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 16 | 390 | |
| Hispanic Catholic Boomer | 15 | 46 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 59 | 16 | 344 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Millennial | 9 | 30 | 56 | 6 | 24 | 62 | 14 | 1,724 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Xer | 11 | 35 | 49 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 14 | 1,171 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Boomer | 12 | 36 | 46 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 14 | 1,556 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Silent | 14 | 45 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 11 | 452 | |
