Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2026 Political Typology

About this analysis

This Pew Analysis Middle examine goes past Individuals’ partisan attachments and vote selections to discover the values and attitudes that underlie the political panorama and the Republican and Democratic events. We did this by making a political typology, which classifies the general public into 9 teams primarily based on their responses to 30 questions on authorities, economics, immigration, elected officers and different subjects. To study extra about this venture, bounce to “About the political typology.”

Why did we do that?

Pew Analysis Middle conducts analysis to assist the general public, media and decision-makers perceive necessary subjects. We now have studied Individuals’ political values and attitudes, and their views on politics extra broadly, for many years. That is the ninth version of the political typology; the primary was performed nearly 40 years ago.

Study extra about Pew Research Center.

How did we do that?

We surveyed 10,357 U.S. adults from Nov. 17 to 30, 2025. Everybody who took half on this survey is a member of the Middle’s American Traits Panel. The survey represents the views of the total U.S. grownup inhabitants. We then used a statistical approach known as cluster evaluation to divide folks into 9 teams. (For extra on the method of dividing folks into teams and surveys used for evaluation, bounce to Appendix B.)

Listed here are the survey questions used for this evaluation, the detailed responses and the survey methodology.

American politics is deeply divided along partisan lines – and for a lot of Individuals, the selection between the 2 events feels stark, even existential.

However beneath that acquainted red-blue partisan divide is a way more nuanced image: Many Individuals maintain a posh mixture of values and beliefs that don’t at all times match neatly into both main occasion.

Typology group	%
Leftward Progressives	7%
Loyal Liberals	11%
Left-Out Left	12%
Order and Alternative Left	18%
Tuned-Out Center	9%
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	11%
Unconventional Proper	12%
Religion First Conservatives	12%
No Apologies Proper	9%

Pew Analysis Middle’s new political typology reveals how this complexity performs out, sorting the general public into 9 distinct teams primarily based on their political and cultural values, not their occasion. The result’s an image of American politics with excess of two colours in it.

Just a few teams are very ideological, partisan and politically energetic. However they’re a minority: Most Individuals fall into teams inside a big, politically messy heart – at the same time as lots of them clearly favor one occasion over the opposite.

These cross-cutting units of values current challenges for each the Republican and Democratic events. To construct successful coalitions, they have to handle the considerations of people that don’t totally assist both occasion’s agenda.

The typology teams

Essentially the most ideological and partisan

4 teams are extremely ideological, politically engaged and overwhelmingly again one occasion over the opposite – two on the appropriate and two on the left.

The proper anchors (21% of the general public)

On the appropriate, two teams are dominated by conservative Republicans who’re unwaveringly supportive of President Donald Trump: No Apologies Proper and Religion First Conservatives.

The 2 teams share many conservative values, however they differ in each emphasis and magnificence. No Apologies Proper take harder-line positions on most points, however Religion First Conservatives stand out extra on subjects carefully tied to faith, morality and social traditionalism. Each teams are majority Christian, and they’re largely male and White – although to various levels.

The left anchors (17% of the general public)

On the left, the counterpart teams are Leftward Progressives and Loyal Liberals. Each are extremely educated, largely White teams of primarily liberal Democrats and Democratic leaners. They’re additionally very politically engaged and overwhelmingly crucial of Trump.

Leftward Progressives are the youngest typology group, with very progressive views throughout the board. They virtually universally again Democrats over Republicans, however they forged a considerably skeptical eye towards the Democratic Get together.

In distinction, Loyal Liberals are way more connected to the Democratic Get together, have higher belief in establishments and are extra invested in the USA’ position as a pacesetter in worldwide diplomacy. Whereas progressive on most points, they don’t seem to be as far to the left as Leftward Progressives on some points – together with financial coverage.

These 4 teams are extra politically and energetic than others, so their voices are amplified in U.S. politics. Nonetheless, they make up comparatively small shares of the general public.

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Extra politically blended teams

Individuals within the different 5 teams are extra blended of their political values – and in some instances, a lot much less attentive to politics. Collectively, these 5 teams make up a majority of the general public.

Proper-leaning, however blended partisanship (23% of the general public)

Unconventional Proper are decidedly Republican-oriented and usually conservative. However they take considerably extra average stances than the extra conservative teams on points like abortion and the social security internet. They’re youthful than these teams and far much less politically engaged. Those that voted in 2024 overwhelmingly backed Trump. However he has misplaced extra floor amongst this group than others since taking workplace: Simply 53% approve of his job efficiency as of spring 2026.

Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper additionally tilt Republican, however by a extra modest margin (56% are Republicans or Republican leaners, 37% are Democrats or Democratic leaners). They’re conservative on financial points and extra average on race and immigration. The oldest group, in addition they place a excessive worth on civility in politics. Whereas those that voted in 2024 favored Trump (54% vs. 40% for then-Vice President Kamala Harris), practically two-thirds now disapprove of Trump’s job efficiency.

Left-leaning, however blended partisanship (30% of the general public)

Order and Alternative Left are by far the biggest typology group, making up 18% of the general public. They lean Democratic, however not universally so (65% are Democrats and Democratic leaners, 25% are Republicans and GOP leaners). One of the racially and ethnically numerous teams, they’re economically liberal however are extra involved about crime and extra supportive of immigration restrictions than different majority-Democratic teams.

Left-Out Left are overwhelmingly Democratic-oriented, with a mixture of liberal and average views. One of the financially pressured teams, they’re extra probably than most different teams to really feel politically ignored. Additionally they are deeply skeptical about politics and the way forward for the nation.

Divided and disconnected (9% of the general public)

Lastly, Tuned-Out Center are politically divided and have an exceptionally low stage of curiosity in politics.

The 2026 political typology is the ninth in a collection relationship again to 1987. This yr’s typology teams are primarily based on a survey of 10,357 U.S. adults performed Nov. 17-30, 2025. The evaluation on this report additionally attracts on a number of further surveys performed with these similar respondents from January 2025 via April 2026.

What’s the political typology?

Pew Analysis Middle’s political typology divides the American public into 9 political teams primarily based on responses to 30 questions on folks’s social and political values and beliefs.

The purpose of this long-standing venture is to transcend partisan leanings or vote selections to offer a deeper understanding of the American political panorama. That is the ninth version of the political typology – the primary was performed nearly 40 years ago.

These questions had been requested in a survey of 10,357 U.S. adults performed Nov. 17-30, 2025, utilizing Pew Analysis Middle’s American Traits Panel – a nationally consultant panel of randomly chosen U.S. adults.

For extra on the cluster evaluation course of used to create the teams, the questions used, and the way we have a look at knowledge throughout a number of surveys, go to Appendix B.

Take the typology quiz to seek out out which political typology group you match into.

The political typology reveals values gaps within the public that transcend conventional partisan divides and underscore the challenges each events face in bringing collectively broad coalitions.

Whereas financial conservatism unites teams to the appropriate, the 2 most conservative teams differ from the opposite teams on a number of different points.

	Leftward Progressives	Loyal Liberals	Left-Out Left	Order & Alternative Left	Tuned-Out Center	Pragmatic & Well mannered Proper	Unconventional Proper	Religion First Conservatives	No Apologies Proper
They’re extraordinarily/very comfy with folks brazenly carrying weapons in public locations	3	2	19	8	22	12	24	55	70
This can be very/essential for U.S. to have a tradition primarily based in Christian non secular beliefs	1	3	7	29	43	42	31	82	68
Abortion needs to be unlawful in all/most instances	2	4	15	27	50	46	43	83	73

No Apologies Proper and Religion First Conservatives are distinct from different teams on abortion, gun insurance policies, the position of Christianity in American life and different cultural points.

For instance, 83% of Religion First Conservatives and 73% of No Apologies Proper say abortion needs to be unlawful in all or most instances. That drops to 46% amongst Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper and 43% amongst Unconventional Proper.

Clear majorities of Religion First Conservatives (82%) and No Apologies Proper (68%) additionally suppose this can be very or essential that the U.S. have a tradition primarily based in Christian non secular beliefs. This can be a minority viewpoint in each different typology group.

On the similar time, teams on the appropriate are divided as a lot, if no more, by tone and political type as by coverage.

53% of No Apologies Proper say they prefer it when politicians they agree with humiliate opponents.
Far smaller shares of Religion First Conservatives (27%) and Unconventional Proper (28%) say this.
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper overwhelmingly reject this type of politics – simply 5% say they like seeing political opponents humiliated.

And these type variations present via in how every group views Donald Trump.

	Donald Trump	George W. Bush	George H.W. Bush	Ronald Reagan	Joe Biden	Barack Obama	Invoice Clinton
Complete	19	4	3	21	2	36	11
No Apologies Proper	63	1	1	32	0	<1	2
Religion First Conservatives	52	2	2	38	0	1	2
Unconventional Proper	26	7	7	35	<1	13	9
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	14	6	6	36	<1	23	11
Tuned-Out Center	12	12	7	15	2	36	12
Order and Alternative Left	7	5	3	14	2	52	13
Left-Out Left	2	5	2	11	2	58	16
Loyal Liberals	1	1	1	2	5	71	18
Leftward Progressives	1	<1	<1	1	4	79	10

No Apologies Proper stay unflinching followers of Trump, with Religion First Conservatives shut behind. However different teams on the appropriate will not be as “all in” on the president.

No Apologies Proper proceed to overwhelmingly approve of Trump’s job efficiency: 90% achieve this, and 63% say he’s the very best president of the final 40 years.

Trump charges practically as extremely amongst Religion First Conservatives: 81% approve, and 52% identify him as the very best current president.

However Unconventional Proper and Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper diverge on each measures: Simply 53% of Unconventional Proper and 36% of Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper approve of Trump’s job efficiency. Each teams are additionally extra more likely to identify Ronald Reagan as the very best president of the final 4 a long time than to say this about Trump.

Some key divides on the left: Crime, economics, gender id – and emotions in regards to the Democratic Get together

Typology teams on the left broadly share views on the social security internet, the worth of variety and opposition to Trump. However there are clear divisions.

Order and Alternative Left and Left-Out Left are extra average than Leftward Progressives and Loyal Liberals on sexuality and gender id. The teams additionally diverge from these additional to the left on problems with safety and crime.

Typology group	Violent crime is a really massive downside within the nation in the present day	Individuals have little/no management over how financially profitable they are going to be in life	They’re extraordinarily/very comfy with folks utilizing “they/them” pronouns
Leftward Progressives	18	81	92
Loyal Liberals	19	33	69
Left-Out Left	43	65	38
Order and Alternative Left	53	29	14
Tuned-Out Center	51	52	24
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	54	16	11
Unconventional Proper	45	24	11
Religion First Conservatives	57	17	3
No Apologies Proper	65	11	4

And Leftward Progressives are extra crucial than different teams of the financial system and extra skeptical of U.S. navy energy.

Leftward Progressives and Left-Out Left share a skepticism of the Democratic Get together – although their frustrations will not be the identical.

Typology group	The Republican Get together	The Democratic Get together
No Apologies Proper	83	1
Religion First Conservatives	82	3
Unconventional Proper	65	18
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	45	32
Tuned-Out Center	43	49
Order and Alternative Left	24	58
Left-Out Left	10	52
Loyal Liberals	2	77
Leftward Progressives	2	61

Whereas 61% of Leftward Progressives view the Democratic Get together favorably, that’s far decrease than amongst Loyal Liberals (77%). Left-Out Left are even much less favorable: 52% price the occasion positively.

Comparatively small shares of Leftward Progressives (33%) and Left-Out Left (20%) additionally say the Democratic Get together cares about folks like them a terrific deal or fairly a bit. By comparability, 48% of Loyal Liberals say it does.

However these two teams could have completely different causes for his or her skepticism of the Democratic Get together. For instance, Leftward Progressives are way more liberal than Left-Out Left: 66% of Leftward Progressives say they like politicians who determine as democratic socialists, in contrast with simply 22% of Left-Out Left.

Immigration splits typology teams on each ends of the political spectrum

Religion First Conservatives and No Apologies Proper stand out for his or her assist for the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration insurance policies: Clear majorities say undocumented immigrants needs to be deported. About half of Unconventional Proper say the identical.

Typology group	Extraordinarily/Crucial for the usto keep safe borders	Considerably necessary for the usto keep safe borders	There needs to be a nationwide effort to deport undocumented immigrants
No Apologies Proper	100%	<1%	81%
Religion First Conservatives	98%	1%	68%
Unconventional Proper	83%	14%	51%
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	84%	14%	27%
Tuned-Out Center	51%	35%	25%
Order and Alternative Left	74%	22%	15%
Left-Out Left	38%	45%	7%
Loyal Liberals	43%	46%	3%
Leftward Progressives	20%	45%	0%

In distinction, majorities in all the opposite typology teams – together with Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper – say there needs to be a path to authorized standing for these at the moment dwelling within the U.S. illegally.

On the similar time, large majorities in most typology teams, together with Order and Alternative Left, say this can be very or essential for the U.S. to keep up safe borders. The three leftmost teams are much less more likely to maintain this view, although 43% of Loyal Liberals and 38% of Left-Out Left say this – in contrast with simply 20% of Leftward Progressives.

To study extra about every group’s traits, discover the typology group profiles:

Dive deeper on the typology teams

Typology teams and the Democratic and Republican events

Although two of the typology teams are virtually solely made up of Democrats and two are practically all Republican (together with leaners), this typology was developed with out taking partisan affiliation into consideration.

Typology group	Rep/Lean Rep	Dem/Lean Dem
No Apologies Proper	19	<1
Religion First Conservatives	25	1
Unconventional Proper	19	5
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	14	9
Tuned-Out Center	8	9
Order and Alternative Left	10	24
Left-Out Left	4	18
Loyal Liberal	<1	21
Leftward Progressive	<1	14

The typology highlights that the majority Individuals – in each partisan coalitions – are neither persistently liberal nor persistently conservative of their values. In truth, roughly 15% of those that name themselves Republicans or Republican leaners have a set of political values that place them in teams to the left of heart general – and an analogous share of Democrats have values that place them in teams which can be extra proper of heart.

For extra on partisanship and the typology, learn “How the political typology groups feel about the Republican and Democratic parties.”

Political engagement

By all measures, Loyal Liberals and No Apologies Proper are probably the most politically engaged, with Religion First Conservatives and Leftward Progressives shut behind. These teams usually tend to vote, to observe and discuss politics, and to say that it actually issues which occasion wins within the upcoming midterm elections.

Typology group	It actually issues which occasion wins management of Congress within the November 2026 elections
No Apologies Proper	84
Religion First Conservatives	66
Unconventional Proper	42
Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper	57
Tuned-Out Center	31
Order and Alternative Left	50
Left-Out Left	59
Loyal Liberals	86
Leftward Progressives	76

Different teams are much less engaged – significantly Tuned-Out Center.

For extra on how the teams take part in politics, learn “How voting, political participation and news sources differ across the political typology groups.”

Overseas coverage values

Present international coverage flashpoints – like Iran, Israel and Ukraine – and broad international coverage values cut up the typology teams in a number of methods. Some largely monitor conventional partisan divides, however others cut up the coalitions. To discover a few of these variations, learn “How foreign policy values and issues cut across the political typology groups.”

Age, race and ethnicity

The typology additionally illuminates how Individuals differ of their political values throughout demographic teams. Particularly, there are notable variations in what typology teams are commonest amongst youthful and older adults and Individuals of various racial and ethnic teams. For example:

Age

Adults underneath 30 usually tend to be in teams to the left of heart than older adults – particularly Left-Out Left and Leftward Progressives.

Individuals 65 and older, by comparability, are way more more likely to be in among the teams to the appropriate – particularly Pragmatic and Well mannered Proper and No Apologies Proper.

Race and ethnicity

Hispanic and Black adults are extra probably than White adults to be in left-oriented teams, whereas White adults are extra probably than different teams to be in right-oriented teams.

At the same time as they’re much less more likely to be in left-oriented teams general, White adults are extra probably than Hispanic and Black adults to be Leftward Progressives or Loyal Liberals. In distinction, Hispanic and Black adults are particularly concentrated in Left-Out Left and Order and Alternative Left.

For extra on how teams are distributed within the typology, learn “The political typology illustrates the gaps in political values by age, race and ethnicity.”

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