---
title: "2016 Party Identification Detailed Tables"
description: "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 […]"
date: "2016-09-13"
authors:
  - name: "Travis Mitchell"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables-white-non-hispanic/"
---

# 2016 Party Identification Detailed Tables

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](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/09/09-13-16-Party-ID-Detailed-Tables.csv) or [ PDF](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/09/09-13-16-Party-ID-Combined-Detailed-Tables.pdf)).

**Report:** [ The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/09/13/the-parties-on-the-eve-of-the-2016-election-two-coalitions-moving-further-apart)

[All voters](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables/)[White,Non-Hispanic](#white)[Black,Non-Hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables-black-non-hispanic/)[Hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-tables-hispanic/)

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## Party ID among white, non-Hispanic voters

|  | Rep | Dem | Ind | (VOL.) Other/DK | Rep/Lean Rep | Dem/Lean Dem | No leaning | Unweighted N |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
****
| ALLWHITE NON-HISPANIC VOTERS |

|  | 36 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 5,895 |
****
| GENDER |

| Men | 39 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 7 | 3,168 |

| Women | 34 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 2,727 |
****
| GENERATION |

| Millennial (ages 18-35 in 2016) | 30 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 5 | 966 |

| Generation X (36-51) | 35 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 53 | 38 | 9 | 1,251 |

| Baby-Boomer (52-70) | 38 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 57 | 37 | 6 | 2,571 |

| Silent (71-88) | 44 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 59 | 35 | 6 | 998 |
****
| DETAILED GENERATION |

| Younger Millennial (18-25) | 30 | 24 | 45 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 344 |

| Older Millennial (26-35) | 29 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 622 |

| Younger Gen Xer (36-43) | 32 | 27 | 38 | 4 | 49 | 40 | 10 | 519 |

| Older Gen Xer (44-51) | 37 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 56 | 37 | 7 | 732 |

| Younger Boomer (52-60) | 38 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 58 | 36 | 6 | 1,189 |

| Older Boomer (61-70) | 39 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 56 | 38 | 6 | 1,382 |

| Younger Silent (71-80) | 45 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 60 | 34 | 5 | 778 |

| Older Silent (81-88) | 43 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 8 | 220 |
****
| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 32 | 32 | 34 | 3 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 3,069 |

| Postgrad | 28 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 55 | 3 | 997 |

| College grad | 34 | 29 | 34 | 3 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 2,072 |

| Some college or less | 39 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 58 | 34 | 8 | 2,811 |

| Some college | 37 | 22 | 38 | 3 | 57 | 36 | 8 | 1,610 |

| High school or less | 41 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 8 | 1,201 |
****
| FAMILYINCOME |

| $75,000+ | 37 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 55 | 40 | 5 | 2,634 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 39 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 58 | 36 | 6 | 1,894 |

| <$30,000 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 867 |
****
| DETAILED FAMILY INCOME |

| $150,000+ | 38 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 52 | 43 | 4 | 860 |

| $100,000 to $149,999 | 38 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 57 | 39 | 4 | 933 |

| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 38 | 8 | 841 |

| $50,000 to $74,999 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 58 | 37 | 6 | 973 |

| $40,000 to $49,999 | 38 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 57 | 36 | 7 | 465 |

| $30,000 to $39,999 | 42 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 5 | 456 |

| <$30,000 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 867 |
****
| MARITAL STATUS |

| Married | 39 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 56 | 38 | 6 | 686 |

| Unmarried | 26 | 31 | 40 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 424 |
****
| GENERATION BY GENDER |

| Millennial men | 33 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 54 | 39 | 7 | 598 |

| Millennial women | 26 | 33 | 40 |   | 40 | 57 | 4 | 368 |

| Gen Xer men | 36 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 7 | 700 |

| Gen Xer women | 34 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 551 |

| Boomer men | 42 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 6 | 1,368 |

| Boomer women | 34 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 49 | 44 | 7 | 1,203 |

| Silent men | 48 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 66 | 29 | 5 | 460 |

| Silent women | 42 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 538 |
****
| EDUCATION BY GENDER 2-WAY |

| College grad+ men | 34 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 54 | 40 | 5 | 1,681 |

| College grad+ women | 30 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 41 | 55 | 4 | 1,388 |

| Some coll or less men | 42 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 1,480 |

| Some coll or less women | 36 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 40 | 8 | 1,331 |
****
| EDUCATION BY GENDER 4-WAY |

| Postgrad men | 32 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 524 |

| Postgrad women | 24 | 49 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 64 | 3 | 473 |

| College men | 35 | 22 | 40 | 3 | 55 | 39 | 6 | 1,157 |

| College women | 33 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 45 | 50 | 5 | 915 |

| Some college men | 41 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 64 | 28 | 8 | 818 |

| Some college women | 34 | 29 | 34 | 3 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 792 |

| HS or less men | 43 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 7 | 662 |

| HS or less women | 39 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 52 | 38 | 9 | 539 |
****
| REGION |

| Northeast | 32 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 1,056 |

| New England (CT ME MA NH RIVT) | 22 | 31 | 46 | 2 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 311 |

| Middle Atlantic (DE DC MD NJNY PA) | 35 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 51 | 45 | 5 | 880 |

| Midwest | 34 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 53 | 40 | 8 | 1,453 |

| Great Lakes-East North (IN ILMI OH WI) | 34 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 52 | 41 | 7 | 954 |

| Midwest-West North (IA KS MNMO NE ND SD) | 35 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 499 |

| South | 42 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 62 | 32 | 6 | 2,127 |

| South Atlantic (FL GA NC SCVA WV) | 40 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 62 | 31 | 6 | 1,078 |

| South Central (AL AR KY LA MSOK TN TX) | 46 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 64 | 29 | 6 | 914 |

| West | 33 | 28 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 45 | 7 | 1,259 |

| Mountain (AZ CO ID NM MT UTNV WY) | 37 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 41 | 7 | 485 |

| Pacific (AK CA HI OR WA) | 31 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 774 |
****
| COMMUNITY TYPE |

| Urban | 29 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 45 | 49 | 6 | 1,713 |

| Suburban | 38 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 56 | 37 | 7 | 2,898 |

| Rural | 43 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 7 | 1,164 |
****
| RELIGIOUS TRADITION |

| White non-Hisp EvangelicalProtestant | 56 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 1,673 |

| White non-Hisp MainlineProtestant | 38 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 1,230 |

| White non-Hispanic Catholic | 38 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 58 | 37 | 6 | 1,151 |

| Mormon | 52 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 71 | 22 | 7 | 120 |

| Jewish | 13 | 53 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 178 |

| White non-Hisp Unaffiliated | 14 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 27 | 65 | 8 | 1,240 |

| Atheist | 11 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 6 | 232 |

| Agnostic | 8 | 43 | 48 | 1 | 19 | 73 | 8 | 279 |

| Nothing in particular | 16 | 33 | 47 | 3 | 33 | 57 | 9 | 729 |