Support for the two political parties in the United States has waned over the generations with the share of independents increasing dramatically between the silent generation and millennial generation. Support for the Republican Party in particular has waned with younger generations. The GOP enjoyed 39 percent of support from the silent generation, but only 17 percent of generation Z in 2022.
Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation
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Pew Research Center. (August 18, 2022). Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation." Chart. August 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Party Identification in The United States in 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/
Pew Research Center, Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Party identification in the United States in 2022, by generation [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/319068/party-identification-in-the-united-states-by-generation/