Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party – painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Gabriel Borelli
Research Associate
Gabriel Borelli is a research associate focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew Research Center.
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Nearly 4 in 10 Americans wish they had options beyond the Republican and Democratic parties
Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and GOP leaners to say they want more parties (46% vs. 29%).
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How Americans View the Israel-Hamas Conflict 2 Years Into the War
About six-in-ten now say they have an unfavorable view of the Israeli government, with a rising share saying Israel is “going too far.”
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Trump’s Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips
Six months into his term, far more say President Trump is making the way the federal government works worse than making it better.
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How Americans think a president impacts the country and their personal lives
Americans widely say that who the president is has a large impact on the country overall but a more limited impact on their own personal lives.
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How Much Discrimination Do Americans Say Groups Face in the U.S.?
Republicans are less likely than in 2024 to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people.
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Most Democrats say their party’s elected officials are not pushing hard enough against Trump’s policies
83% of Democrats say it’s extremely or very important that Democratic elected officials push hard against Trump’s policies when they disagree.
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Americans expect corporations, the wealthy, White people and other groups to gain influence under Trump
Overwhelming majorities expect transgender people (84%) and gay and lesbian people (76%) to lose influence under Trump.
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Most Americans say it would be ‘too risky’ to give presidents, including Trump, more power
Roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) say it would be “too risky” to give Trump more power to deal directly with many of the nation’s problems.
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After Trump’s victory, Democrats are more pessimistic about their party’s future
The partisan gap in Republican and Democratic views of their parties’ futures (35 percentage points) is much larger than after any recent election.
