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
Among Non-Hispanic Blacks
| Rep % | Dem % | Ind % | (VOL.) Other/DK % |
Rep/Lean Rep % |
Dem/Lean Dem % |
No leaning % |
Unweighted N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL BLACK NON-HISPANIC | |||||||||
| 5 | 64 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 80 | 9 | 2,496 | ||
| GENDER | |||||||||
| Black NH Men | 5 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 9 | 1,184 | |
| Black NH Women | 5 | 69 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9 | 1,312 | |
| GENERATION | |||||||||
| Black NH Millennial (ages 18-33 in 2014) | 4 | 53 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 12 | 666 | |
| Black NH Generation X (34-49) | 5 | 64 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 10 | 575 | |
| Black NH Baby-Boomer (50-68) | 6 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 6 | 920 | |
| Black NH Silent (69-86) | 3 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 286 | |
| DETAILED GENERATION | |||||||||
| Black NH Younger Millennial (18-25) | 6 | 51 | 38 | 5 | 17 | 73 | 10 | 354 | |
| Black NH Older Millennial (26-33) | 3 | 54 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 14 | 312 | |
| Black NH Younger Gen Xer (34-41) | 6 | 58 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 13 | 272 | |
| Black NH Older Gen Xer (42-49) | 4 | 70 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 7 | 303 | |
| Black NH Younger Boomer (50-58) | 8 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 82 | 7 | 476 | |
| Black NH Older Boomer (59-68) | 3 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 89 | 3 | 444 | |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||
| Black NH College graduate+ | 4 | 64 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 10 | 694 | |
| Black NH Post graduate degree | 3 | 62 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 8 | 236 | |
| Black NH College graduate | 5 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 11 | 458 | |
| Black NH Some college or less | 5 | 65 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 80 | 9 | 1,794 | |
| Black NH Some college | 4 | 69 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 793 | |
| Black NH High school or less | 6 | 62 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 77 | 10 | 1,001 | |
| FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| Black NH $75,000+ | 7 | 63 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 81 | 8 | 436 | |
| Black NH $30,000-$74,999 | 4 | 66 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 7 | 767 | |
| Black NH <$30,000 | 5 | 65 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 81 | 8 | 1,098 | |
| DETAILED FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| Black NH $150,000+ | 7 | 61 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 12 | 122 | |
| Black NH $100,000 to $149,999 | 6 | 60 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 7 | 130 | |
| Black NH $75,000 to $99,999 | 7 | 66 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 83 | 7 | 184 | |
| Black NH $50,000 to $74,999 | 3 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 6 | 284 | |
| Black NH $40,000 to $49,999 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 216 | |
| Black NH $30,000 to $39,999 | 5 | 64 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 7 | 267 | |
| Black NH <$30,000 | 5 | 65 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 81 | 8 | 1,098 | |
| EMPLOYMENT | |||||||||
| Black NH Yes | 6 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 74 | 12 | 238 | |
| Black NH No | 3 | 76 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 5 | 134 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| Black NH Married | 7 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 8 | 399 | |
| Black NH Unmarried | 3 | 62 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 10 | 866 | |
| PARENT OR GUARDIAN | |||||||||
| Black NH Yes | 5 | 60 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 78 | 12 | 144 | |
| Black NH No | 4 | 63 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 83 | 9 | 335 | |
| GENERATION BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Black NH Millennial men | 4 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 71 | 13 | 319 | |
| Black NH Millennial women | 5 | 57 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 76 | 12 | 347 | |
| Black NH Gen Xer men | 6 | 57 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 76 | 10 | 281 | |
| Black NH Gen Xer women | 3 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 84 | 10 | 294 | |
| Black NH Boomer men | 6 | 69 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 458 | |
| Black NH Boomer women | 6 | 77 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 5 | 462 | |
| Black NH Silent men | 5 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 85 | 3 | 109 | |
| Black NH Silent women | 2 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 8 | 177 | |
| MARITAL STATUS BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Black NH Married men | 10 | 64 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 217 | |
| Black NH Married women | 3 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 9 | 182 | |
| Black NH Unmarried men | 3 | 56 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 9 | 384 | |
| Black NH Unmarried women | 4 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 10 | 482 | |
| REGION | |||||||||
| Black NH Northeast | 5 | 67 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 82 | 9 | 394 | |
| Black NH Midwest | 3 | 63 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 11 | 462 | |
| Black NH South | 6 | 66 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 8 | 1,419 | |
| Black NH West | 6 | 56 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 75 | 13 | 221 | |
| COMMUNITY TYPE | |||||||||
| Black NH Urban | 3 | 64 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9 | 1,230 | |
| Black NH Suburban | 6 | 64 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 81 | 9 | 969 | |
| Black NH Rural | 9 | 68 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 78 | 6 | 272 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION | |||||||||
| Black NH Protestant | 5 | 68 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 82 | 8 | 1,812 | |
| Black NH Total Unaffiliated | 5 | 51 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 11 | 359 | |
| Black NH Nothing in particular | 5 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 74 | 11 | 321 | |
