Poll Watch: Rightwing Demographics

The following charts come from the Pew Research Center.

Bases

Blacks, non-Christians and women with a college degree are the base of the Democratic Party. White Christians are the base of the Republican Party.

Income

The Democratic Party is an hourglass and draws its support from the poorest and most affluent voters. The Republican Party draws its support from the middle class and people who are financially well off, but who for some reason did not graduate from college.

Religion

81% of Americans on the Right are Christians, 15% are religiously unaffiliated and 4% identify with other faiths like Judaism, Islam and paganism. 30% are White evangelical Protestants. 15% are White non-evangelical Protestants. 18% are White Catholics.

Ideology

By ideology, 69% of Americans on the Right are conservative or very conservative. 27% are moderate. 4% are liberal or very liberal. The two parties are strongly sorted by ideology.

Ideology is what divides the two parties.

Race and Education

By race and education, 51% of Americans on the Right are White people without a college degree and 28% are White college educated voters. Roughly 80% of the Right are White voters.

47% of college educated White voters lean Right. 51% of college educated White voters lean Left.

Race, Sex and Education

White women with a college degree now lean to the Left. 53% of White men with a college degree lean to the Right.

Residence

66% of White rural voters, 57% of White suburban voters and 48% of White urban voters lean Right.

Race

56% of White voters lean Right.

Religion

By religion, 85% of White evangelical Protestants and 58% of White non-evangelical Protestants lean Right. 61% of White Catholics lean Right. Among all atheists including non-Whites (there is no racial breakdown), 13% lean Right. A third of Nones lean Right.

Parenthood

Americans on the Right are much more likely to be parents.

Relationship Status

Americans who lean Right are straight, married men and women.

If you are single, divorced, living with a partner and do not have children, you are much less likely to lean to the Right.

Home Ownership

Homeowners tend to lean to the Right. Renters tend to lean to the Left.