---
"title": "2016 Party Identification Detailed Tables"
"description": "All Pew Research Center surveys about U.S. politics and policy include questions about partisan affiliation. In 2016, from January through August, a total of 8,113 registered voters were asked the following: In politics TODAY, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent? (IF INDEPENDENT, OTHER, DON’T KNOW): As of today do you lean more […]"
"date": "2016-09-13"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables-black-non-hispanic/"
"categories":
  - "Party Identification"
  - "Political Parties"
---

# 2016 Party Identification Detailed Tables

All Pew Research Center surveys about U.S. politics and policy include questions about partisan affiliation. In 2016, from January through August, a total of 8,113 registered voters were asked the following:

**In politics TODAY, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or independent?**

(IF INDEPENDENT, OTHER, DON’T KNOW): As of today do you lean more to the Republican Party or more to the Democratic Party? Detailed demographic breakdowns of party identification are presented here, or can be downloaded ([CSV](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/09/09-13-16-Party-ID-Detailed-Tables.csv) or [PDF](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/09/09-13-16-Party-ID-Combined-Detailed-Tables.pdf)).

**Report:**  [The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2016/09/13/the-parties-on-the-eve-of-the-2016-election-two-coalitions-moving-further-apart)

[All voters](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables/)[White,Non-Hispanic](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-detailed-tables-white-non-hispanic/)[Black,Non-Hispanic](#black)[Hispanic](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2016/09/13/2016-party-identification-tables-hispanic/)

## Party ID among black, non-Hispanic voters

|  | Rep | Dem | Ind | (VOL.) Other/DK | Rep/Lean Rep | Dem/Lean Dem | No leaning | Unweighted N |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |  |
| **ALL BLACKNON-HISPANIC VOTERS** |
|  | 3 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 782 |
| **GENDER** |
| Men | 4 | 63 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 8 | 379 |
| Women | 2 | 75 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 4 | 403 |
| **GENERATION** |
| Millennial (ages 18-35 in 2016) | 3 | 58 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 7 | 183 |
| Generation X (36-51) | 3 | 70 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 227 |
| Baby-Boomer (52-70) | 3 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 300 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 2 | 69 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 283 |
| Postgrad | 3 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 103 |
| College graduate | 2 | 66 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 180 |
| Some college or less | 3 | 70 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 498 |
| Some college | 3 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 85 | 6 | 241 |
| High school or less | 3 | 73 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 7 | 257 |
| **INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 3 | 66 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 221 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 2 | 70 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 5 | 236 |
| \<$30,000 | 4 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 88 | 5 | 268 |
| **RELIGIOUSTRADITION** |
| Black non-Hisp Protestant | 3 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 571 |
| Black non-Hisp Unaffiliated | 4 | 65 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 87 | 4 | 100 |