All Pew Research Center surveys about U.S. politics and policy include questions about partisan affiliation. In 2016, from January through August, a total of 8,113 registered voters 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: The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart
Party ID among all registered voters
| Rep | Dem | Ind | (VOL.) Other/DK | Rep/Lean Rep | Dem/Lean Dem | No leaning | Unweighted N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| TOTAL | |||||||||
| 29 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 8 | 8,113 | ||
| GENDER | |||||||||
| Men | 32 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 4,337 | |
| Women | 27 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 38 | 54 | 8 | 3,776 | |
| RACE/ETHNICITY | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 36 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 5,895 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 782 | |
| Hispanic | 16 | 47 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 63 | 10 | 810 | |
| Asian, non-Hispanic (English-speaking only) |
18 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 27 | 66 | 7 | 164 | |
| GENERATION | |||||||||
| Millennial (ages 18-35 in 2016) | 22 | 34 | 41 | 3 | 36 | 57 | 7 | 1,595 | |
| Generation X (36-51) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 42 | 48 | 9 | 1,864 | |
| Baby-Boomer (52-70) | 32 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 49 | 45 | 6 | 3,313 | |
| Silent (71-88) | 40 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 53 | 40 | 7 | 1,176 | |
| DETAILED GENERATION | |||||||||
| Younger Millennial (18-25) | 22 | 33 | 43 | 2 | 36 | 58 | 6 | 613 | |
| Older Millennial (26-35) | 22 | 35 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 56 | 8 | 982 | |
| Younger Gen Xer (36-43) | 24 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 38 | 51 | 11 | 809 | |
| Older Gen Xer (44-51) | 30 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 1,055 | |
| Younger Boomer (52-60) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 1,602 | |
| Older Boomer (61-70) | 33 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 7 | 1,711 | |
| Younger Silent (71-80) | 39 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 53 | 41 | 7 | 928 | |
| Older Silent (81-88) | 43 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 39 | 8 | 248 | |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||
| College grad+ | 27 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 41 | 53 | 6 | 3,956 | |
| Postgrad | 23 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 5 | 1,289 | |
| College grad | 29 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 44 | 50 | 6 | 2,667 | |
| Some college or less | 30 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 4,117 | |
| Some college | 30 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 46 | 45 | 9 | 2,258 | |
| High school or less | 31 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 46 | 8 | 1,859 | |
| FAMILY INCOME |
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| $75,000+ | 33 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 49 | 45 | 6 | 3,341 | |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 48 | 45 | 7 | 2,584 | |
| <$30,000 | 20 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 8 | 1,464 | |
| DETAILED FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| $150,000+ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 46 | 48 | 6 | 1,069 | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 45 | 4 | 1,188 | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 8 | 1,084 | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 49 | 44 | 6 | 1,275 | |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 638 | |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 671 | |
| <$30,000 | 20 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 8 | 1,464 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| Married | 35 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 51 | 44 | 6 | 939 | |
| Unmarried | 20 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 56 | 8 | 698 | |
| GENERATION BY GENDER | |||||||||
| Millennial men | 26 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 965 | |
| Millennial women | 18 | 43 | 36 | 2 | 28 | 66 | 6 | 630 | |
| Gen Xer men | 28 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 1,031 | |
| Gen Xer women | 26 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 53 | 10 | 833 | |
| Boomer men | 37 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 56 | 38 | 6 | 1,747 | |
| Boomer women | 28 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 52 | 7 | 1,566 | |
| Silent men | 44 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 60 | 34 | 6 | 537 | |
| Silent women | 37 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 7 | 639 | |
| EDUCATION BY GENDER 2-WAY | |||||||||
| College grad+ men | 30 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 2,142 | |
| College grad+ women | 25 | 45 | 28 | 3 | 34 | 61 | 5 | 1,814 | |
| Some coll or less men | 33 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 52 | 40 | 8 | 2,177 | |
| Some coll or less women | 28 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 1,940 | |
| EDUCATION BY GENDER 4-WAY | |||||||||
| Postgrad men | 28 | 31 | 38 | 3 | 45 | 49 | 6 | 668 | |
| Postgrad women | 20 | 52 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 69 | 4 | 621 | |
| College men | 31 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 1,474 | |
| College women | 27 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 38 | 56 | 6 | 1,193 | |
| Some college men | 33 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 10 | 1,153 | |
| Some college women | 27 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 40 | 52 | 7 | 1,105 | |
| HS or less men | 33 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 51 | 42 | 7 | 1,024 | |
| HS or less women | 29 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 835 | |
| REGION | |||||||||
| Northeast | 26 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 54 | 7 | 1,396 | |
| New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT) |
19 | 34 | 44 | 2 | 35 | 58 | 8 | 372 | |
| Middle Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA) |
27 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 39 | 54 | 7 | 1,241 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 1,767 | |
| Great Lakes-East North (IN IL MI OH WI) |
29 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 48 | 8 | 1,194 | |
| Midwest-West North (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD) |
32 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 51 | 40 | 9 | 573 | |
| South | 32 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 3,145 | |
| South Atlantic (FL GA NC SC VA WV) |
31 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 8 | 1,582 | |
| South Central (AL AR KY LA MS OK TN TX) |
34 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 1,345 | |
| West | 28 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 40 | 52 | 8 | 1,805 | |
| Mountain (AZ CO ID NM MT UT NV WY) |
32 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 637 | |
| Pacific (AK CA HI OR WA) | 26 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 37 | 54 | 9 | 1,168 | |
| COMMUNITY TYPE | |||||||||
| Urban | 21 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 33 | 60 | 7 | 2,728 | |
| Suburban | 32 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 48 | 44 | 7 | 3,778 | |
| Rural | 38 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 1,390 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION | |||||||||
| White non-Hisp Evangelical Protestant |
56 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 1,673 | |
| White non-Hisp Mainline Protestant |
38 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 1,230 | |
| Black Protestant | 3 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 571 | |
| Total Catholic | 31 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 1,632 | |
| White non-Hispanic Catholic |
38 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 58 | 37 | 6 | 1,151 | |
| Hispanic Catholic | 16 | 56 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 9 | 363 | |
| Mormon | 48 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 69 | 24 | 7 | 142 | |
| Jewish | 14 | 53 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 74 | 2 | 188 | |
| Total Unaffiliated | 12 | 39 | 45 | 3 | 25 | 66 | 9 | 1,681 | |
| Atheist | 11 | 45 | 40 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 9 | 294 | |
| Agnostic | 8 | 40 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 7 | 352 | |
| Nothing in particular | 14 | 37 | 45 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 9 | 1,035 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION BY GENERATION | |||||||||
| White NH evangelical Prot Millennial |
57 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 78 | 20 | 3 | 198 | |
| White NH evangelical Prot Xer | 57 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 324 | |
| White NH evangelical Prot Boomer | 56 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 765 | |
| White NH evangelical Prot Silent | 56 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 70 | 24 | 6 | 348 | |
| White NH mainline Prot Millennial | 37 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 55 | 34 | 12 | 173 | |
| White NH mainline Prot Xer | 36 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 53 | 38 | 9 | 234 | |
| White NH mainline Prot Boomer | 37 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 56 | 39 | 6 | 545 | |
| White NH mainline Prot Silent | 45 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 57 | 37 | 6 | 251 | |
| Total Catholic Millennial | 28 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 42 | 53 | 5 | 246 | |
| Total Catholic Xer | 28 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 43 | 48 | 10 | 367 | |
| Total Catholic Boomer | 33 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 724 | |
| Total Catholic Silent | 37 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 267 | |
| White NH Catholic Millennial | 40 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 60 | 36 | 3 | 130 | |
| White NH Catholic Xer | 35 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 245 | |
| White NH Catholic Boomer | 38 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 6 | 540 | |
| White NH Catholic Silent | 42 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 62 | 32 | 6 | 217 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Millennial | 9 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 6 | 566 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Xer | 13 | 36 | 45 | 5 | 28 | 61 | 11 | 424 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Boomer | 15 | 44 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 63 | 10 | 563 | |
| Total Unaffiliated Silent | 15 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 23 | 69 | 7 | 104 | |
