Younger people more likely than older adults to say they usually feel like no candidate shares their views | Pew Research Center

August 5, 2022

3. The two-party system and views of differences between the Republican and Democratic parties

Younger people more likely than older adults to say they usually feel like no candidate shares their views

Younger people more likely than older adults to say they usually feel like no candidate shares their views

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3. The two-party system and views of differences between the Republican and Democratic parties
Nearly four-in-ten Americans express a desire for more political parties
Younger adults, college graduates are more likely to want more choices of political parties
Republicans regardless of age express less support for more choices of political parties
Wide age differences in perceptions of how much parties differ from each other
Those with weaker partisan ties are less likely to see major differences between the two major parties
Younger people more likely than older adults to say they usually feel like no candidate shares their views
Partisan leaners increasingly feel no candidates represent their views well