This graph shows responses to a survey question in the United States in 2011 asking young people about their political affiliation. Results are divided by race. In 2011, 70 percent of African-American youths aged between 18 and 34 thought of themselves as being democrats.
Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else?
Characteristic
Republican
Independent
Democrat
White
34%
18%
34%
Latino
11%
19%
44%
African-American
5%
12%
70%
All
23%
18%
40%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents34%34%11%11%5%5%23%23%18%18%19%19%12%12%18%18%34%34%44%44%70%70%40%40%RepublicanIndependentDemocratWhiteLatinoAfrican-AmericanAll
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Demos. (November 2, 2011). Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/
Demos. "Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else?." Chart. November 2, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/
Demos. (2011). Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/
Demos. "Do You Think of Yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, An Independent, or Something Else?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/
Demos, Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 22, 2025)
Do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? [Graph], Demos, November 2, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/227386/youth-political-affiliations-by-race-in-the-united-states/
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