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 Whites
| Rep % | Dem % | Ind % | (VOL.) Other/DK % | Rep/Lean Rep % | Dem/Lean Dem % | No leaning % | Unweighted N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WHITE NON-HISPANIC | |||||||||
| 30 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 11 | 17,823 | ||
| GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH Men | 31 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 9,072 | |
| White NH Women | 29 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 8,751 | |
| GENERATION | |||||||||
| White NH Millennial (ages 18-33 in 2014) | 25 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 2,936 | |
| White NH Generation X (34-49) | 30 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 39 | 12 | 3,431 | |
| White NH Baby-Boomer (50-68) | 30 | 27 | 38 | 5 | 49 | 40 | 11 | 7,200 | |
| White NH Silent (69-86) | 37 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 3,702 | |
| DETAILED GENERATION | |||||||||
| White NH Younger Millennial (18-25) | 24 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 46 | 43 | 11 | 1,430 | |
| White NH Older Millennial (26-33) | 25 | 22 | 48 | 5 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 1,506 | |
| White NH Younger Gen Xer (34-41) | 29 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 48 | 39 | 12 | 1,455 | |
| White NH Older Gen Xer (42-49) | 31 | 25 | 39 | 5 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 1,976 | |
| White NH Younger Boomer (50-58) | 31 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 3,232 | |
| White NH Older Boomer (59-68) | 30 | 29 | 38 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 3,968 | |
| White NH Younger Silent (69-78) | 36 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 9 | 2,631 | |
| White NH Older Silent (79-86) | 39 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 9 | 1,071 | |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||
| White NH College graduate+ | 28 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 8,009 | |
| White NH Post graduate degree | 23 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 40 | 54 | 6 | 3,158 | |
| White NH College graduate | 31 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 4,851 | |
| White NH Some college or less | 31 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 9,763 | |
| White NH Some college | 32 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 11 | 4,930 | |
| White NH High school or less | 30 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 4,833 | |
| FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| White NH $75,000+ | 34 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 53 | 40 | 7 | 6,073 | |
| White NH $30,000-$74,999 | 30 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 5,723 | |
| White NH <$30,000 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 4,092 | |
| DETAILED FAMILY INCOME | |||||||||
| White NH $150,000+ | 34 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 52 | 41 | 7 | 1,763 | |
| White NH $100,000 to $149,999 | 34 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 54 | 41 | 6 | 2,089 | |
| White NH $75,000 to $99,999 | 34 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 8 | 2,221 | |
| White NH $50,000 to $74,999 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 53 | 38 | 9 | 2,687 | |
| White NH $40,000 to $49,999 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 41 | 10 | 1,485 | |
| White NH $30,000 to $39,999 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 46 | 42 | 12 | 1,551 | |
| White NH <$30,000 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 4,092 | |
| EMPLOYED | |||||||||
| White NH Yes | 29 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 1,388 | |
| White NH Full-time | 30 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 48 | 39 | 13 | 1,035 | |
| White NH Part-time | 27 | 26 | 42 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 10 | 353 | |
| White NH No | 29 | 26 | 37 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 920 | |
| MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| White NH Married | 34 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 10 | 5,315 | |
| White NH Unmarried | 23 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 4,041 | |
| DETAILED MARITAL STATUS | |||||||||
| White NH Married | 34 | 22 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 10 | 5,315 | |
| White NH Living with a partner | 16 | 26 | 54 | 4 | 36 | 50 | 14 | 491 | |
| White NH Divorced/Separated | 23 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 14 | 1,207 | |
| White NH Widowed | 31 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 997 | |
| White NH Never married | 22 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 1,346 | |
| PARENT OR GUARDIAN | |||||||||
| White NH Yes | 29 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 14 | 755 | |
| White NH No | 29 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 2,723 | |
| GENERATION BY GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH Millennial men | 25 | 17 | 55 | 4 | 47 | 40 | 13 | 1,750 | |
| White NH Millennial women | 25 | 27 | 43 | 5 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 1,186 | |
| White NH Gen Xer men | 31 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 1,869 | |
| White NH Gen Xer women | 29 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 1,562 | |
| White NH Boomer men | 32 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 3,631 | |
| White NH Boomer women | 29 | 32 | 34 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 11 | 3,569 | |
| White NH Silent men | 39 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 1,626 | |
| White NH Silent women | 36 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 49 | 42 | 10 | 2,076 | |
| EDUCATION 2-WAY BY GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH College grad men | 29 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 51 | 42 | 8 | 4,296 | |
| White NH College grad women | 27 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 41 | 53 | 6 | 3,713 | |
| White NH Some coll or less men | 31 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 54 | 33 | 13 | 4,748 | |
| White NH Some coll or less women | 30 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 40 | 14 | 5,015 | |
| EDUCATION 4-WAY BY GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH Post graduate men | 25 | 29 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 1,698 | |
| White NH Post graduate women | 21 | 45 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 62 | 5 | 1,460 | |
| White NH College men | 32 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 54 | 38 | 8 | 2,598 | |
| White NH College women | 31 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 2,253 | |
| White NH Some college men | 32 | 17 | 45 | 5 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 2,305 | |
| White NH Some college women | 31 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 49 | 39 | 12 | 2,625 | |
| White NH HS or less men | 30 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 15 | 2,443 | |
| White NH HS or less women | 29 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 2,390 | |
| MARITAL STATUS BY GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH Married men | 34 | 19 | 43 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 10 | 2,909 | |
| White NH Married women | 34 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 52 | 37 | 10 | 2,406 | |
| White NH Unmarried men | 23 | 21 | 52 | 5 | 44 | 42 | 13 | 1,802 | |
| White NH Unmarried women | 23 | 33 | 39 | 6 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 2,239 | |
| PARENT BY GENDER | |||||||||
| White NH Parent men | 33 | 18 | 45 | 4 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 378 | |
| White NH Parent women | 26 | 26 | 42 | 6 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 377 | |
| White NH Non-parent men | 29 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 12 | 1,380 | |
| White NH Non-parent women | 28 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 1,343 | |
| REGION | |||||||||
| White NH Northeast | 25 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 12 | 3,172 | |
| White NH New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT) | 19 | 29 | 50 | 3 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 957 | |
| White NH Middle Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA) | 27 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 43 | 46 | 11 | 2,580 | |
| White NH Midwest | 28 | 26 | 40 | 5 | 47 | 41 | 12 | 4,594 | |
| White NH Great Lakes-East North (IN IL MI OH WI) | 28 | 27 | 40 | 5 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 3,017 | |
| White NH Midwest-West North (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD) | 30 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 48 | 39 | 13 | 1,577 | |
| White NH South | 35 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 11 | 6,191 | |
| White NH South Atlantic (FL GA NC SC VA WV) | 33 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 11 | 3,087 | |
| White NH South Central (AL AR KY LA MS OK TN TX) | 38 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 2,739 | |
| White NH West | 29 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 46 | 42 | 11 | 3,866 | |
| White NH Mountain (AZ CO ID NM MT UT NV WY) | 34 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 53 | 36 | 11 | 1,567 | |
| White NH Pacific (AK CA HI OR WA) | 25 | 29 | 40 | 6 | 42 | 47 | 11 | 2,299 | |
| COMMUNITY TYPE | |||||||||
| White NH Urban | 25 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 42 | 48 | 10 | 4,955 | |
| White NH Suburban | 31 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 11 | 9,004 | |
| White NH Rural | 34 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 3,730 | |
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION | |||||||||
| White NH Evangelical Protestant | 46 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 68 | 22 | 9 | 4,814 | |
| White NH Mainline Protestant | 30 | 26 | 38 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 12 | 4,144 | |
| White NH Catholic | 31 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 50 | 41 | 10 | 3,435 | |
| White NH Mormon | 55 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 8 | 410 | |
| White NH Jewish | 16 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 62 | 8 | 478 | |
| White NH Total Unaffiliated | 12 | 32 | 51 | 5 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 3,635 | |
| White NH Atheist | 6 | 43 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 10 | 621 | |
| White NH Agnostic | 10 | 37 | 49 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 8 | 724 | |
| White NH Nothing in particular | 14 | 28 | 52 | 5 | 32 | 54 | 15 | 2,290 | |
