The aging U.S. electorate: A majority of Republican voters and half of Democrats CONTERTATION are 50 and older % ofregistered voters who are
The U.S. electorate is aging: 52% of registered voters are ages 50 and older, up from 41% in 1996. This shift has occurred in both partisan coalitions. More than half of Republican and GOP-leaning voters (56%) are ages 50 and older, up from 39% in 1996. And among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, half are 50 and older, up from 41% in 1996.
Another way to consider the aging of the electorate is to look at median age. The median age among all registered voters increased from 44 in 1996 to 50 in 2019. It rose from 43 to 52 among Republican registered voters and from 45 to 49 among Democratic registered voters.
The aging U.S. electorate: A majority of Republican  | voters and half of Democrats CONTERTATION are 50 and older  | % ofregistered voters who are  | Ages 18-29  | 30-49  | 50-64  | 65+  | TOTAL  | REP/LEAN REP  | DEM/LEAN DEM  | 19  | 19  | 18  | 18  | 20  | 20  | 19  | 20  | 23  | 24  | 23  | 25  | 22  | 21  | 21  | 25  | 25  | 25  | 31 28  | 31  | 27  | 31  | 31  | 42  | 43  | 41  | 39  | 42  | 37  | 31  | 30  | 32  | 32  | 29  | 33  | 19  | 18  | 17  | 16  | 17  | 17  | 16  | 15  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 12  | '96 '04 12 19  | '96 '04 12 19  | '96 '04 12  | 19  | Notes: Based on registered voters Don it know/ Refused responses not shown.  | Source: Annual totals of Pew Research Center survey data (U.S adults).  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 