Demographics
Confidence in Higher Education Among Republicans Has Plummeted
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What we’re showing
Results from a Gallup poll on Americans’ confidence in the higher education system.
Key takeaway
- All subgroups have declined since 2015
- Republicans, those with no degree, and those 55+ reported the largest declines
- Democrats are the only subgroup with majority-level confidence
Context
While Gallup did not probe for the underlying reasons of this trend, two likely reasons are rising costs and increased politicization.
Dataset
2015 | 2023 | Change in pp | |
---|---|---|---|
Party identification | |||
Republicans | 56 | 19 | -37 |
Democrats | 48 | 32 | -16 |
Independents | 68 | 59 | -9 |
Education | |||
No college degree | 54 | 29 | -25 |
College degree | 57 | 47 | -10 |
Postgraduate degree | 67 | 50 | -17 |
Gender | |||
Male | 52 | 33 | -19 |
Female | 61 | 39 | -22 |
Age | |||
18-34 | 60 | 42 | -18 |
34-54 | 55 | 39 | -16 |
55, | 55 | 31 | -24 |
Data sources
The Gallup Poll Social Series (GPSS) is a set of public opinion surveys designed to monitor U.S. adults' views on numerous social, economic, and political topics. Gallup interviews a minimum of 1,000 U.S. adults aged 18 and older for each GPSS survey.
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