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Unconventional Right views on guns stand out from other typology groups


Unconventional Right’s views on guns stand out from other typology groups
% who say …
Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025, and April 20-26, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER


Unconventional Right’s views on guns stand out from other typology groups
% who say …
Typology groupGun violence is a very big problemExtremely/Very comfortable with people openly carrying guns in public places
Leftward Progressives74%3%
Loyal Liberals74%2%
Left-Out Left55%19%
Order and Opportunity Left72%8%
Tuned-Out Middle41%22%
Pragmatic and Polite Right57%12%
Unconventional Right29%24%
Faith First Conservatives19%55%
No Apologies Right10%70%

Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025, and April 20-26, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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