Long-term gains for the Democratic Party among voters with at least a four-year college degree | Pew Research Center

June 2, 2020

1. Democratic edge in party identification narrows slightly

Long-term gains for the Democratic Party among voters with at least a four-year college degree

Long-term gains for the Democratic Party among voters with at least a four-year college degree

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Long-term gains for the Democratic Party among voters with at least a four-year college degree

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1. Democratic edge in party identification narrows slightly
Share of registered voters who identify with the GOP has ticked up since 2017
Persistent gender gap in partisanship; men are more likely than women to identify as independents
GOP holds edge in leaned party affiliation among whites, fares worse among other groups
Long-term gains for the Democratic Party among voters with at least a four-year college degree
By a wide margin, voters with postgraduate experience identify as Democrats or lean Democratic
White non-college voters have moved decisively toward the GOP
GOP has two-to-one advantage in leaned party ID among white voters with no college experience
Sharp divergence among white women in leaned partisanship by level of education
Millennials more Democratic in their leaned party affiliation than older generations
Gender gaps in party affiliation seen among older as well as younger generations
White Millennials closely split in their partisanship, but still more Democratic than whites in older generations
White evangelicals and white Catholics continue to trend toward the Republican Party; religiously unaffiliated voters have moved toward the Democratic Party
Voters who attend religious services regularly are typically more Republican than less-frequent attenders
Urban-rural partisan divide has increased in recent years; suburban counties remain closely divided
Urban-rural partisan divides seen across regions