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Unconventional Right and Tuned-Out Middle are less engaged with the midterm elections than other groups


Unconventional Right and Tuned-Out Middle are less engaged with midterm elections than other groups
% of registered voters who …
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Note: Based on registered voters. The survey had a sample size of 144 Tuned-Out Middle registered voters, for a margin of error plus or minus 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER


Unconventional Right and Tuned-Out Middle are less engaged with midterm elections than other groups
% of registered voters who …
groupSay it really matters which party wins control of Congress in the November 2026 electionsHave given a lot of thought to the congressional elections
All votersall6329
No Apologies Righttypology7938
Faith First Conservativestypology6722
Unconventional Righttypology4311
Pragmatic and Polite Righttypology6126
Tuned-Out Middletypology3214
Order and Opportunity Lefttypology5929
Left-Out Lefttypology5430
Loyal Liberalstypology8652
Leftward Progressivestypology7743

Note: Based on registered voters. The survey had a sample size of 144 Tuned-Out Middle registered voters, for a margin of error plus or minus 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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