Partisan Trends: 35.6% Are Republicans, 34.0% Democrats, 30.4% Unaffiliated
In May, the number of Republicans in the country increased to its highest level so far this year.
Now, 35.6% of American Adults consider themselves to be Republicans, up from 34.8% in April. The number calling themselves Republicans peaked most recently last December at 37.0% but began to decline after that.
The number calling themselves Democrats increased slightly from 33.5% in April to 34.0% last month. Democrats hit a recent high of 36.3% last October just before the midterm elections. After four straight months of increases, voters who say they are not affiliated with either party fell back to 30.4% in May from 31.7% the month before.
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