{"id":344090,"date":"2026-07-23T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=344090"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:46:05","slug":"how-political-typology-groups-feel-about-the-midterm-elections-and-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/07\/23\/how-political-typology-groups-feel-about-the-midterm-elections-and-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"How political typology groups feel about the midterm elections and Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The groups in Pew Research Center\u2019s political typology<\/a> \u2013 which goes beyond political party to place Americans into groups based on their political values and attitudes \u2013 vary a great deal in how much attention they are paying to the midterm elections, what their early voting preferences are, and how their views of Donald Trump have changed over the course of his second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This analysis is a companion to the Center\u2019s 2026 Political Typology. To learn more about the typology, start with the main report\u2019s<\/em> overview<\/em><\/a>.To find which group is your best fit,<\/em> take the quiz<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the political typology?<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Pew Research Center\u2019s political typology divides the American public into nine political groups based on responses to 30 questions about people\u2019s social and political values and beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of this long-standing project is to go beyond partisan leanings or vote choices to provide a deeper understanding of the American political landscape. The 2026 edition is the ninth version of the political typology<\/a> \u2013 the first was conducted nearly 40 years ago.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The questions used to determine the groups were asked in a survey of 10,357 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 17-30, 2025, using Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel \u2013 a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. This analysis is based on the results of a survey conducted July 6-12, 2026, with respondents who completed that initial survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more detail on the way the typology was created, and how we look at data across multiple surveys, visit Appendix B<\/a> of the report \u201cBeyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the typology quiz<\/a> to find out which political typology group you fit into.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Engagement with the November elections<\/strong> follows a similar pattern to the overall interest and engagement with politics<\/strong><\/a> of the typology groups \u2013 with some exceptions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Unconventional Right and Tuned-Out Middle are less engaged with midterm elections than other groups<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Note: Based on registered voters. The survey had a sample size of 144 Tuned-Out Middle registered voters, for a margin of error plus or minus 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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