A complete of 42% of Republicans within the U.S. establish as “MAGA” Republicans, whereas 58% disavow the time period, in line with a brand new nationwide ballot by J. Ann Selzer and Grinnell Faculty.
General, 17% of respondents mentioned they establish as MAGA Republican when advised the phrase and requested if it describes them, the ballot discovered.
The survey, launched Wednesday, comes after President Joe Biden has opened a line of assault towards Donald Trump and his “MAGA” allies as a radical group with some fascist inclinations. The time period stands for “Make America Nice Once more” and has change into a shorthand for Trump’s model of politics, which has seized management of the GOP.
The survey provided a deep dive into the demographics of the Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who embrace the “MAGA” label.
They’re disproportionately male (59%), 55 and older (55%), white (77%), missing a university diploma (76%), and make greater than $50,000 a yr (60%). Substantial majorities establish as conservative (81%), sturdy Republicans (65%) and Protestant (61%).
Pluralities are rural (33%), dwell within the South (46%), and say they attend non secular companies not less than as soon as per week (40%). Notably, 28% of “MAGA” identifiers are suburban.
The survey interviewed 1,000 U.S. adults from Sept. 20-25 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 proportion factors.
