{"id":7882,"date":"2023-10-19T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:59:35","slug":"support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/19\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for more political parties in the U.S. is higher among adults under age 50"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a record share of Americans expressing <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/\">unfavorable views of both major parties<\/a>, 37% of Americans wish there were more political parties to choose from, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand Americans\u2019 views about the prospect of additional political parties, as part of an in-depth study of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics\/\">how Americans view the state of U.S. politics today<\/a>. For this study, we surveyed 8,480 U.S. adults from July 10 to July 16, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in the current survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and the survey&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/views-of-politics-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8987\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/19\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/sr_23-10-19_third-parties_1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eee7d5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"881\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that adults younger than 50 are more supportive of additional political parties than those 50 and older.\" class=\"wp-image-8987 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eee7d5; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=218,300 218w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=768,1057 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=744,1024 744w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=294,405 294w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=200,275 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=260,358 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=310,427 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=420,578 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=640,881 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=740,1018 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=160,220 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_1.png?resize=320,440 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet there is considerable skepticism that having additional parties would make it easier to solve the nation\u2019s problems. About a quarter of adults (26%) say this would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Americans\u2019 views on the idea of having more political parties differ by age and partisanship: Nearly half (48%) of adults under age 30 and a similar share (46%) of those 30 to 49 say they often wish there were more political parties. That compares with a third of those ages 50 to 64 and just 21% of those 65 and older who say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (44%) are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners (32%) to say they often wish there were more political parties. In both partisan coalitions, leaners \u2013 those who identify as independent or another party but lean toward one of the two major parties \u2013 are more likely to wish for additional parties. Democratic leaners are especially likely to say this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"would-more-parties-help-solve-the-country-s-problems\">Would more parties help solve the country\u2019s problems?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8988\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/19\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/sr_23-10-19_third-parties_2-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e4de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"902\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that younger Americans are much more likely than older adults to say having more parties would make it easier to solve the country\u2019s problems.\" class=\"wp-image-8988 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e4de; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=213,300 213w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=768,1083 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=726,1024 726w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=287,405 287w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=200,282 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=260,366 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=310,437 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=420,592 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=640,902 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=740,1043 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=160,226 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_2.png?resize=320,451 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as younger Americans are more likely to express a desire for more parties, they are also more likely to think additional parties would make it easier to solve the country\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About four-in-ten Americans ages 18 to 29 (39%) say they think more parties would make problem-solving easier. Just 12% of those 65 and older say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Party leaners are more likely than partisans to think additional parties would make it easier to solve the country\u2019s problems. But Democratic leaners are more likely than Republican leaners to say this (44% vs. 29%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"age-differences-in-both-parties\">Age differences in both parties<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans under age 50 are nearly twice as likely as those 50 and older (42% vs. 23%) to say they often wish there were more political parties. And younger Republicans are twice as likely (28% vs. 14%) to say more parties would make problem-solving easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar pattern emerges for Democrats. While about half (51%) of Democrats under the age of 50 often wish there were more parties to choose from, 31% of those 50 and older say the same. Roughly four-in-ten younger Democrats (41%) say it would be easier to solve the country\u2019s problems with more parties, compared with 20% of older Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8989\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/19\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/sr_23-10-19_third-parties_3-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"470\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?w=640\" alt=\"Two horizontal stacked bar charts showing that, in both parties, adults younger than 50 have more positive views of the possible impact of having more political parties.\" class=\"wp-image-8989 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e0; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=768,564 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=1024,752 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=551,405 551w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=200,147 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=260,191 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=310,228 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=420,308 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=640,470 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=740,543 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=160,118 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_3.png?resize=320,235 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"could-an-independent-candidate-win-the-presidency\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Could an independent candidate win the presidency?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8994\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/19\/support-for-more-political-parties-in-the-u-s-is-higher-among-adults-under-age-50\/sr_23-10-19_third-parties_4-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"783\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that about two-thirds of U.S. adults say it\u2019s unlikely an independent will win the presidency in next 25 years.\" class=\"wp-image-8994 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2e0; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=768,940 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=837,1024 837w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=331,405 331w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=200,245 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=260,318 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=310,379 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=420,514 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=640,783 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=740,906 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=160,196 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/SR_23.10.19_third-parties_4.png?resize=320,392 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in past presidential elections, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-biden-trump-third-parties-e0f57b636d1365050102a8aebfb65712\">one or more independent candidates could siphon votes<\/a> from the Republican and Democratic nominees in next year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, most Americans are doubtful that an independent candidate could actually win the presidency in the next 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a third of Americans say it\u2019s even somewhat likely an independent will win the presidency during this period, including just 7% who say it is very likely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only modest differences in these views by age and party. About two-thirds in all age groups and in both party coalitions say it\u2019s unlikely an independent candidate will be elected president in the next quarter century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_TOPLINE.pdf\"><em>questions used for this analysis<\/em><\/a><em>, along with responses, and the survey <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/views-of-politics-methodology\/\"><em>methodology<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would 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