Party Identification Among Whites Rep/Lean Rep Dem/Lean Dem
Over the past four years, the shift in party identification has occurred almost entirely among white voters. The Republican Party now has a 12-point advantage over Democrats among non-Hispanic white voters: 52% identify with or lean toward the Republican Party while 40% identify with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic. In 2008, the balance of party identification among whites was almost evenly divided (46% Republican vs. 44% Democrat). The Democratic Party’s advantage among blacks and Hispanics, by comparison, has remained largely unchanged.
Party Identification Among Whites  | Rep/Lean Rep  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 5152  | 51 52  | 51 51  | 48.  | 47  | 45  | 46  | 46  | 43  | 41  | 41  | 40  | 40  | 39  | 39  | 38  | 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER, Based on white non-Hispanic  | iid re entifying gistered voters interviewed either in each year. non-Hispanic Percent not  | iid entifying gistered with or leaning to either party not shown, 