{"id":313255,"date":"2026-06-10T14:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=collections&#038;p=313255"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:14:47","slug":"political-typology","status":"publish","type":"collections","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/political-typology\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Typology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dynamic-wide is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cbf27bb2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_brand_mark_bug.svg?resize=34,34 34w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_brand_mark_bug.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314170\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:310px;height:48px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center serif\" id=\"being-asian-in-america\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.93), 42px);letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:1\">Political Typology<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bf59b44 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left sans-serif has-sans-serif-font-family has-black-color has-text-color has-ui-text-color-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3e2b629f96b9315a4a45f49bfa703ad9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The political typology uses survey data to classify the American public into nine political groups based on responses to 30 questions about their political values and beliefs. The goal of this long-standing project is to go beyond people\u2019s partisan leanings or vote choices and provide a deeper understanding of the American political landscape. This is the ninth version of the political typology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);--grid-gutter: 2.6rem;--grid-row-gap: 2.6rem;--divider-color: var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light)\" class=\"has-divider has-ui-gray-light-divider-color is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-controller\">\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:6;--tablet-span:6;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"6\" data-tablet-span=\"6\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" class=\"bottom aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-311393\" data-image-size=\"A1\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Jun 10, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/06\/10\/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A1\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_featured_topic.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_featured_topic.png?w=1128&#038;h=634&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_featured_topic.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_featured_topic.png?w=1128&#038;h=636&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_featured_topic.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h1 class=\"header large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/06\/10\/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology\/\">Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology<\/a><\/h1> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party \u2013 painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"--desktop-span:6;--tablet-span:6;--mobile-span:4\" class=\"is-vertically-aligned-top has-desktop-divider has-tablet-divider has-mobile-divider wp-block-prc-block-grid-column is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-grid-column-is-layout-flow\" data-desktop-span=\"6\" data-tablet-span=\"6\" data-mobile-span=\"4\">\n<article style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-313764\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">quiz<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Jun 10, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/quiz\/political-typology\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/2026_typology_quiz_featured_3f8ed5.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/2026_typology_quiz_featured_3f8ed5.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/2026_typology_quiz_featured_3f8ed5.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/2026_typology_quiz_featured_3f8ed5.png?w=1380&#038;h=776&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/2026_typology_quiz_featured_3f8ed5.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/quiz\/political-typology\/\">Where do you fit in the political typology?<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-315252\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">feature<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Jun 10, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/feature\/political-typology-comparison-2026\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_comparison_featured_crop.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_comparison_featured_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_comparison_featured_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_comparison_featured_crop.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"536\" height=\"302\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_comparison_featured_crop.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/feature\/political-typology-comparison-2026\/\">How the political typology groups compare<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-312864\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">collection<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00\">Jun 10, 2026<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about-the-political-typology\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_about_featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_about_featured.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_about_featured.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_about_featured.png?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/PP_26.06.10_typology_about_featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about-the-political-typology\/\">About the Political Typology<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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