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• Americans are more dissatisfied with how their democracy is working than people in other high-income countries

  10-06-2026 20:52 via pewresearch.org
  
  A large majority of Democrats (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. Around half of Republicans (51%) say the same.
  
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• Political Typology

  10-06-2026 20:25 via pewresearch.org
  Political Typology The political typology uses survey data to classify the American public into nine political groups based on responses to 30 questions about their political values and beliefs. The goal of this long-standing project is to go beyond people’s partisan leanings or vote choices and provide a deeper understanding of the American political landscape. […]
  
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• Unconventional Right

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Unconventional Right are a Republican-oriented group with conservative values in many areas – but not across the board. Largely supportive of restrictions on immigration and concerned about its impact on the country, they are also skeptical of efforts to promote diversity in workplaces and schools. Unconventional Right are one of nine groups in Pew Research […]
  
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• Tuned-Out Middle

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Tuned-Out Middle are defined largely by their relatively low levels of interest in politics and participation in elections. While they are roughly equally likely to associate with the Republican and Democratic parties, most don’t identify as partisans, and they tend not to hold strong positions on political issues. Just 32% voted in the 2024 election. […]
  
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• The political typology illustrates gaps in political values by age, race and ethnicity

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  The prevalence of Pew Research Center’s nine political typology groups varies considerably by age and across racial and ethnic groups. This variation mirrors these demographic divides in American politics today – both overall and in each of the partisan coalitions. This analysis is part of Pew Research Center’s 2026 Political Typology. To learn more about […]
  
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• Pragmatic and Polite Right

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Pragmatic and Polite Right hold a mix of conservative, moderate and somewhat liberal issue positions: They skew more conservative on economics and the role of government, while tilting more liberal on issues related to race and in their orientation to the rest of the world. They are also moderate in their style, prizing civility and […]
  
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• Order and Opportunity Left

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Order and Opportunity Left are the largest group in the political typology, making up 18% of the American public. They generally support a larger federal government with more services and are critical of some aspects of the economic system. But they couple this with a greater sense of economic individualism than the typology groups more […]
  
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• No Apologies Right

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  No Apologies Right are overwhelmingly supportive of President Donald Trump’s agenda and the Make America Great Again movement. They take very conservative stances across a wide range of issues, and nearly all identify as Republicans or lean toward the party. No Apologies Right view the United States as standing above all other countries and are […]
  
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• Loyal Liberals

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Loyal Liberals have broadly progressive political values across many issue areas and a strong allegiance to the Democratic Party. Highly educated and relatively secure economically, they are strong supporters of the United States’ traditional diplomatic alliances. Loyal Liberals are one of nine groups in Pew Research Center’s 2026 Political Typology. To learn more about the […]
  
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• Leftward Progressives

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  As their name suggests, Leftward Progressives hold progressive views across nearly every issue area. Deeply supportive of expanding government services and the social safety net, they overwhelmingly support legal abortion and rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This majority White group is deeply concerned about racial and ethnic discrimination in U.S. society. Leftward […]
  
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• Left-Out Left

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Left-Out Left are a Democratic-oriented group marked by low expectations of the political system and a feeling that they are not well-represented. They largely doubt that political action will meaningfully improve their lives. And while they like the Democratic Party considerably more than the Republican Party, their evaluations of Democrats are lukewarm at best. Left-Out […]
  
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• How voting, political participation and news sources differ across political typology groups

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into nine groups based on their political values and attitudes. Some groups are very ideologically consistent and deeply partisan, while others represent different combinations of values and are more ideologically mixed. But the groups also vary in the relative importance they place on politics itself and the extent […]
  
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• How the political typology groups feel about the Republican and Democratic parties

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  The 2026 Pew Research Center political typology identifies nine distinct groups in the American public, some highly ideological and partisan, others more ideologically mixed. While partisan affiliation was not a factor in developing the nine typology groups, some groups are firmly in the Democratic camp, while others are overwhelmingly Republican. But several groups include sizable […]
  
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• How foreign policy values and issues cut across the political typology groups

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  The 2026 Pew Research Center political typology reveals a rich portrait of how Americans view the nation’s place in the world, the strength and use of its power, its relationships with other nations and many current foreign policy hotspots. While some foreign policy dynamics in the typology track traditional ideological and partisan divides, that is […]
  
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• Faith First Conservatives

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Faith First Conservatives are deeply conservative in their political values and are stalwart supporters of the Republican Party and Donald Trump, though their political style is not as uncompromising as No Apologies Right (the other typology group firmly at the core of the Republican coalition). They are highly religious and hold traditional stances on many […]
  
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• Appendix C: The history of the political typology

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  The Pew Research Center political typology aims to sort Americans into groups based on their political values and beliefs. The current study – Pew Research Center’s ninth political typology study since the first one in 1987 – is based on a survey conducted among 10,357 adults on Nov. 17-30, 2025. Previous versions of the political […]
  
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• Appendix B: Typology group creation and analysis

  10-06-2026 20:03 via pewresearch.org
  
  Pew Research Center’s 2026 political typology divides the public into nine groups. The assignment of individuals to one of the nine groups is based on their responses to 30 questions about social and political values. The table below lists the items used in the construction of the typology groups. Items included in the typology construction […]
  
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• Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology

  10-06-2026 20:02 via pewresearch.org
  
  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.
  
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• Political Typology 2026

  10-06-2026 20:00 via pewresearch.org
  
  Take our quiz to find out which one of our nine political typology groups is your best match.
  
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