By Jenna SundelShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberA new national survey conducted by conservative think tank Manhattan Institute found that Millennial Republicans are more likely to call themselves racist than Baby Boomer Republicans.
A total of 34 percent of Republican survey respondents between the ages of 30 and 49 answered “I am such person” when asked for their views on individuals who openly express racist views. Only 3 percent of Republican survey respondents over the age of 65 answered “I am such person.”
A total of 23 percent of Republican survey respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 and 6 percent between the ages of 50 to 64 also answered “I am such person.”
Why It Matters
The Manhattan Institute said the survey “is one of the most exhaustive studies to date of the emerging multi-ethnic, working-class GOP,” featuring responses from nearly 3,000 voters. Respondents were asked about a wide range of policy issues, as well as racism, antisemitism, conspiracy theories and identity politics.
What To Know
The Manhattan Institute surveyed 1,493 Republicans and/or 2024 Trump voters, 301 Black Republicans and/or 2024 Trump voters, 501 Hispanic Republicans and/or 2024 Trump voters, and 500 additional registered voters overall between October 15 and October 26.
The margin of error is 2 percent for the general GOP sample.
The survey found that, overall, a majority of the current Republican Party rejects openly racist individuals, with 36 percent stating that these individuals are not welcome and do not represent what they stand for, and 16 percent saying the party can try to get their votes if it is useful, but they should not be in positions of power and leadership.
The survey also asked respondents about their views on individuals who openly express antisemitic views.
The Manhattan Institute found that younger Republicans are more likely to identify as someone who expresses antisemitic views, with 18 percent between the ages of 18 and 29 and 27 percent between the ages of 30 and 49 answering “I am such person.” Only 5 percent of Republicans respondents between the ages of 50 and 64 and 2 percent over the age of 65 answered “I am such person.”
The Manhattan Institute said that, overall, the current GOP rejects openly antisemitic individuals, with 48 percent stating that these individuals are not welcome and do not represent what they stand for and 12 percent saying the party can try to get their votes if it is useful, but they should not be in positions of power and leadership.
What People Are Saying
Jesse Arm and Matthew Knee, authors of the survey, on the Manhattan Institute website: “A sizeable minority—new entrants to the GOP coalition over the past two presidential cycles—look markedly different. Younger, more racially diverse, and more likely to have voted for Democratic candidates in the recent past, this group diverges sharply from the party’s core. They are more likely, often substantially more likely, to hold progressive views across nearly every major policy domain. They are more supportive of left-leaning economic policies, more favorable toward China, more critical of Israel, and more liberal on issues ranging from migration to DEI initiatives. A significant share also report openly racist or antisemitic views and express potential support for political violence. Yet they overwhelmingly identify as Republicans today and voted for Donald Trump in 2024.”
David Hirsch, former Republican candidate for New York State Assembly, on X: “While there are a lot of positives in this poll, there are some disturbing trends being influenced by the Woke Right like rising Holocaust Denialism, and that 12% are antisemitic and 19% accept them. We can fix this and other issues.”
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