Party affiliation among the Unaffiliated by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among the Unaffiliated by political party

% of the Unaffiliated who identify as…

Generational cohortRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Younger Millennial21%22%57%1,180
Older Millennial22%26%52%1,430
Generation X24%23%52%1,764
Baby Boomer25%20%55%2,281
Silent26%13%60%731
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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