From ‘traditional’ to ‘open-minded,’ how Americans describe themselves

Public attitudes are highly partisan on a wide array of topics. And partisanship appears in some of the ways that Americans describe themselves, too, according to a May Pew Research Center survey.

Republicans more likely than Democrats to call themselves traditional, skeptical of experts

When asked how well various traits describe them, roughly six-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (58%) say that “traditional” describes them extremely or very well. Just 19% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say the same.