09/04/2024

Ten Facts about Republicans in the U.S.

This data was collected on July 12

As Republicans prepare to open their national convention in Milwaukee and re-nominate Donald Trump for president, here are some key facts about the roughly half of registered voters who identify with or lean toward the party, according to Pew Research Center data.

1. Republican voters are overwhelmingly White, though less so than in the past. About eight-in-ten Republican voters (79 percent) are non-Hispanic White, down from 93 percent nearly two decades ago. Still, Hispanic, Black and Asian voters together make up a much smaller share of Republican voters than Democratic voters (15 percent vs. 39 percent). About two-thirds of Republican voters (64 percent) do not have a four-year college degree – modestly higher than the share among all U.S. voters (60 percent).

Overall, about half of Republican voters (51 percent) are White adults without a college degree, making them the single largest bloc within the party when looking at race, ethnicity and education together. By comparison, White adults without a college degree account for 38 percent of U.S. voters overall.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Pew Research Center.