Ticket Splitters and Ideological Consistency Based on registered lvoters
Majorities of Democratic (78%) and Republican (74%) registered voters are voting straight down their party’s ticket for major races. Even among self-identified independents who are registered to vote, 65% say they will vote a straight ticket. Independents are seven points slightly more likely to choose a straight Republican ticket than a straight Democratic ticket (33% to 26%).
Voters who hold consistent ideological viewpoints are highly likely to vote a straight party ticket. Nearly nine-in-ten (87%) with consistently conservative views choose Republican candidates down the line, while 84% of those with consistently liberal views choose a straight Democratic ticket.
Even among voters with ideologically mixed views, most (61%) still choose a slate of candidates from one party; 18% split their tickets between parties.
Ticket Splitters and Ideological  | Consistency  | Based on registered lvoters  | Stra light  | Stra ight  | Straight other ticket  | Ticket  | DKY  | Dem ticket  | Rep ticket  | other ticket splitter  | Ref  | Consist conserv  | 87  | 70  | Mostly conserv  | 10 14  | 29  | 28 18  | Mixed  | 21  | Mostly liberal  | 61  | 7114 16  | Consist liberal  | 126  | 84  | American Trends Panel (wave 7) Survev conducted September 9-  | October 3, 2014.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 