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Pew 2026 Typology: Low Turnout, Divided on Superpower Status

6/11/2026

Summary

Story summary

Pew Research Center released its 2026 political typology on June 10 2026, using a survey of 10,357 adults.
The typology shows 38 % of Americans in four ideological groups and 62 % in five categories, with the Order and Opportunity Left segment—largest at 18 %—recording a 46 % turnout, below the over-70 % turnout of ideological groups.
Foreign-policy attitudes differ, with 68 % of No Apologies Right and 14 % of Leftward Progressives saying U.S. superpower status is important.

History

Historical Context

On November 8 1994, amid President Bill Clinton’s first term, Newt Gingrich led the Republican Party’s Contract with America campaign, winning a net 54 House seats and eight Senate seats to seize control of Congress for the first time since 1952. This decisive realignment created a lasting pattern of low-turnout voter segments that analysts cite when assessing 2026 electoral strategies.

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Story summary

Pew Research Center released its 2026 political typology on June 10 2026, using a survey of 10,357 adults.
The typology shows 38 % of Americans in four ideological groups and 62 % in five categories, with the Order and Opportunity Left segment—largest at 18 %—recording a 46 % turnout, below the over-70 % turnout of ideological groups.
Foreign-policy attitudes differ, with 68 % of No Apologies Right and 14 % of Leftward Progressives saying U.S. superpower status is important.

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