Political Parties

Neither party nets an overall advantage from the 9% of voters who have switched since 2018.

The gender gap in party identification remains the widest in a quarter century.

Democrats' preferences for the nominee are deeply divided along ideological and demographic lines.

About half of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters describe their own political views as liberal.

Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.

Division and animosity between the two political parties in the U.S. has deepened. Most partisans view the other side as ‘closed-minded’; Republicans see Democrats as ‘unpatriotic.'

A majority of Democratic voters who prefer one of the presidential candidates are excited about several candidates vying for the party's nomination. Far fewer are enthused only by their first choice.

Self-identified liberals make up a larger share of the Democratic Party than they once did. Democrats are united in their opposition to Donald Trump.

Republicans who did not agree with the tea party during Obama era were somewhat less likely to remain affiliated with GOP years later. Republicans who had positive views of the tea party movement in 2014 or 2015 were among Trump’s most enthusiastic backers during the 2016 campaign.

Partisan divides in America are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era. But what about those who identify as independents?