{"id":46451,"date":"2022-08-09T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:52:25","slug":"why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/","title":{"rendered":"4. Why people identify with \u2013 or lean toward \u2013 a political party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats are as likely to point to the harm of the other party\u2019s policies as a major reason for affiliating with their party as they are to point to the good of their party\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who don\u2019t identify as a partisan, but lean toward one of the parties, are most likely point to the negative impacts they see coming from the other party\u2019s agenda as a major reason for why they lean toward that party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten Republicans (78%) and seven-in-ten Democrats (68%) say that the harm of the other party\u2019s policies to the country is a major reason they identify with their own party. The shares citing these negative factors for their partisan affiliation have increased since Pew Research Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/06\/22\/2-the-roots-of-partisanship\/\">2016 study of partisanship<\/a>. At that time, 68% of Republicans and 62% of Democrats cited the harm to the country by the other party\u2019s policies as a major reason for their decision to identify with their party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of Republicans (76%) and 68% of Democrats say their own party\u2019s policies being good for the country is a major reason they affiliate with their party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/pp_2022-08-09_partisan-hostility_04-01\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e2d5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e2d5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?resize=480,264 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?resize=782,430 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?resize=960,528 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?resize=1200,660 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?resize=1280,704 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"352\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-01-1.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282998 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over half of Republicans (56%) and Democrats (55%) say that their party sticking up for people like them leads them to adopt the party label. Around four-in-ten in each party (40% of Republicans, 45% of Democrats) say having a lot in common with people who are members of their party is a major reason for their affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few in either party point to most of their friends and family being of the same party as a major contributor to their partisan identity: Just 12% of Republicans and 15% of Democrats say this is a major reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;why-partisan-leaners-lean-and-why-they-don-t-identify-with-a-party&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-partisan-leaners-lean-and-why-they-don-t-identify-with-a-party\">Why partisan leaners lean \u2013 and why they don\u2019t identify with a party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who lean toward one of the two major parties but do not identify as partisans most commonly cite harm to the country from the other party\u2019s policies as a reason for why they choose to lean as they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/pp_2022-08-09_partisan-hostility_04-02\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e4d5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e4d5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?resize=480,443 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?resize=782,721 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?resize=960,885 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?resize=1200,1106 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?resize=1280,1180 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"590\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-02-1.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283000 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Republican leaners (57%) and Democratic leaners (55%) say the other party\u2019s policies being harmful to the country is a major reason why they lean toward their party. Nearly four-in-ten Republican leaners (39%) and about a quarter of Democratic leaners (27%) say the policies of the party they lean toward being good for the country is a major reason they lean in that direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of both GOP leaners (27%) and Democratic leaners (24%) say the party sticking up for people like them is a major reason for their leaning. About two-in-ten say having a lot in common with party members is a major reason (21% of Republican leaners and 20% of Democratic leaners).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked why they lean toward a party but do not identify with it, about four-in-ten leaners say a major reason is that they do not like putting labels on their political views (45% of Republican leaners and 43% of Democratic leaners). Nearly as many cite frustration with the party\u2019s leaders as a major reason keeping them from embracing the party more (39% of Republican leaners, 40% of Democratic leaners).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-in-ten leaners (31% of Republican leaners and 30% of Democratic leaners) say disagreeing with the party on important issues is a major reason why they don\u2019t embrace the party label, while about two-in-ten cite not caring enough about politics to identify with a party as a major reason (21% and 19%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/pp_2022-08-09_partisan-hostility_04-03\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efefef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efefef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-03-1.png?resize=480,489 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-03-1.png?resize=782,797 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-03-1.png?resize=840,856 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"428\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-03-1.png?w=420\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283002 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2016, the share of Democratic leaners who say frustration with party leadership is a major reason they don\u2019t identify with the Democratic Party has increased. At the same time, the share of Republican leaners who cite frustration with GOP leaders as a major reason for not identifying as Republicans has declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, today there is essentially no difference in the shares of Republican (39%) and Democratic leaners (40%) who say frustration with party leaders is a major reason they don\u2019t identify with the party. Six years ago, there was a 24 percentage point gap between Republican and Democratic leaners (52% of Republican leaners vs. 28% of Democratic leaners) on this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of Republican leaners citing disagreement with GOP policies as a major reason for not identifying as a partisan has declined over the last several years: Today, 31% say this is a major reason, while 37% said this in 2018 and 40% said this in 2016. Democratic leaners are also less likely to cite this as a major reason for not identifying as a Democrat than they were four years ago (30% now, 38% then), though the share saying this today is little different than it was in 2016 (when 33% said this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;non-college-adults-are-more-likely-than-college-graduates-to-cite-the-party-sticking-up-for-people-like-them-as-a-major-reason-for-identifying-with-it&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-college-adults-are-more-likely-than-college-graduates-to-cite-the-party-sticking-up-for-people-like-them-as-a-major-reason-for-identifying-with-it\">Non-college adults are more likely than college graduates to cite the party \u2018sticking up for people like them\u2019 as a major reason for identifying with it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisans without four-year college degrees are more likely than those with degrees to say a major reason for affiliating with their party is because it \u201csticks up for people like me\u201d \u2013 and this is especially the case among Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/pp_2022-08-09_partisan-hostility_04-04\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?resize=480,438 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?resize=782,714 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?resize=960,876 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?resize=1200,1095 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?resize=1280,1168 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"584\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-04-1.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283004 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 61% majority of Republicans who do not have bachelor\u2019s degrees say the party sticking up for them is a major reason for their party identification; 43% of Republicans with more education say the same. There is a narrower but still significant gap among Democrats: 59% without college degrees say the Democratic Party sticking up for people like them is a major reason for identifying as a Democrat. By comparison, 50% of Democrats with bachelor\u2019s degrees or more education say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican leaners without bachelor\u2019s degrees (29%) also are more likely than those with a bachelor\u2019s or more education (22%) to cite the GOP standing up for them as a major reason for their leaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats and Democratic leaners <em>with <\/em>four-year degrees are more likely than those without degrees to say policies play a major role in their political affiliation \u2013 especially in negative views of Republican policies. Two-thirds or more of Democrats (75%) and Democratic leaners (67%) with college degrees say negative views of Republican policies are a major reason they identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party. Democrats and Democratic leaners without college degrees are less likely to say this (64% of Democrats and 49% of Democratic leaners without four-year degrees).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;few-voters-say-it-is-likely-they-will-vote-for-the-other-party&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"few-voters-say-it-is-likely-they-will-vote-for-the-other-party\">Few voters say it is likely they will vote for the other party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/pp_2022-08-09_partisan-hostility_04-05\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebe7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebe7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-05-1.png?resize=480,625 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-05-1.png?resize=782,1018 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-05-1.png?resize=840,1094 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"547\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_2022.08.09_partisan-hostility_04-05-1.png?w=420\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283006 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most registered voters \u2013 regardless of whether they identify with a party or are independents who lean toward a party \u2013 say it is unlikely they will cast a ballot for a candidate from the other party for any office over the next several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten or more Democrats (83%) and Republicans (87%) say it is at least somewhat unlikely they will cast a ballot for a candidate from the other party, including 63% of Democrats and 71% of Republicans who say it is very unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most voters who lean toward a party also say they\u2019re unlikely to cast ballots for the other party\u2019s candidates for any political offices. About seven-in-ten of those who lean toward the Democratic Party (68%) or the Republican Party (73%) say it is somewhat or very unlikely they would vote for the other side. About half of these voters say it is <em>very <\/em>unlikely they would do this (46% of Democratic leaners and 49% of GOP leaners).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, leaners are somewhat more likely than those who identify with the parties to say it is somewhat or very likely they would swing to vote for the other party: 27% of Democratic leaners and 22% of Republican leaners say it is somewhat or very likely they will vote for the other party\u2019s candidates in the next several years, compared with just 15% of Democrats and 11% of Republicans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans and Democrats are as likely to point to the harm of the other party\u2019s policies as a major reason for affiliating with their party as they are to point to the good of their party\u2019s policies. Those who don\u2019t identify as a partisan, but lean toward one of the parties, are most likely point [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_crdt_document":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","relatedPosts":[],"reportMaterials":[],"multiSectionReport":[],"package_parts__enabled":false,"package_parts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"bylines":[],"acknowledgements":[],"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"bylines":[],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[458],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[],"research-teams":[520],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-46451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","formats-report","research-teams-politics"],"label":false,"post_parent":46426,"word_count":1252,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party\/","art_direction":{"A1":{"id":58406,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_topic.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_topic.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":58409,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":true},"A3":{"id":58409,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"caption":"","chartArt":true},"A4":{"id":58409,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_crop.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":true},"XL":{"id":58406,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_topic.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_topic.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"social":{"id":58412,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PP_22.07.20_Parties_feature.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"","chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[{"id":46426,"title":"As Partisan Hostility Grows, Signs of Frustration With the Two-Party System","slug":"as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/as-partisan-hostility-grows-signs-of-frustration-with-the-two-party-system\/","is_active":false},{"id":46457,"title":"1. Rising partisan antipathy; widening party gap in presidential job approval","slug":"rising-partisan-antipathy-widening-party-gap-in-presidential-job-approval","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/rising-partisan-antipathy-widening-party-gap-in-presidential-job-approval\/","is_active":false},{"id":46417,"title":"2. Traits of the parties; Trump and the GOP","slug":"2-traits-of-the-parties-trump-and-the-gop","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/2-traits-of-the-parties-trump-and-the-gop\/","is_active":false},{"id":46421,"title":"3. 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