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Party identification by generation in 2025

How Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, baby boomers, and the Silent Generation identify politically.

Which generations are most politically independent?

Political identity by generation

Generation Z (born 1997-2007)

27.0%56.0%17.0%

Millennial (born 1981-1996)

24.0%54.0%21.0%

Generation X (born 1965-1980)

25.0%42.0%31.0%

Baby Boom (born 1946-1964)

32.0%33.0%34.0%

Silent Generation (born before 1946)

32.0%30.0%37.0%

What this chart says

Gallup 2025 annual party-identification averages grouped by birth cohort.

The data behind the view

Party identification by generation in 2025: source values used by Election.org
Group	Democrat	Independent	Republican
Generation Z (born 1997-2007)	27.0%	56.0%	17.0%
Millennial (born 1981-1996)	24.0%	54.0%	21.0%
Generation X (born 1965-1980)	25.0%	42.0%	31.0%
Baby Boom (born 1946-1964)	32.0%	33.0%	34.0%
Silent Generation (born before 1946)	32.0%	30.0%	37.0%