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GOP holds slight edge in US political party affiliation for 3rd straight year: poll

FILE-The logo for the Republican National Committee is displayed during the Republican National Committee spring meeting in Houston, Texas, US, on Friday, March 8, 2024. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Republicans had a slight edge in political party affiliation for the third consecutive year.

A new Gallup poll finds that 46% of Americans identified as Republicans or independents who leaned toward the Republican Party, compared with 45% who identified as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents. 

What groups have shifted to the Republican Party?

By the numbers:

Gallup noted that there have been slightly larger-than-average spikes in Republican identification and leaning among Hispanic Americans (from 27% to 36%), young adults (33% to 39%), lower-income Americans (36% to 41%), individuals without a college degree (45% to 50%), Catholics (42% to 47%) and African Americans (12% to 17%).

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The poll also revealed that the subgroups showing little to no increase in Republican Party affiliation since 2021 are college graduates (from 41% to 42%), adults 65 years and older (49% to 48%), non-Hispanic White people (53% to 54%), married people (51% to 52%), upper-income (47% to 48%) and middle-income Americans (46% to 47%), political liberals (9% to 10%), and nonreligious Americans (25% to 26%).

More Americans are identifying as independents 

While nearly half of people identify as Republicans, another 43% identify as independents, with 28% sharing that they were Democrats and 28% Republicans. 

How was data for the poll collected?

Gallup gathered its results for the poll based on combined data from 2024 Gallup telephone surveys, including interviews with over 14,000 Americans.

The analytics and advisory company asked Americans if they identify politically as a Republican, a Democrat or an independent. Those who identify as political independents are then asked whether they lean more toward the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.


 

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