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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