In the United States in 2022, 48 percent of Republicans reported that they owned at least one gun, and 66 percent said that they lived in a household with a gun. In comparison, only 20 percent of Democrats owned at least one gun, and 31 percent lived a gun household.
The gun control debate in the United States has been a highly contested one. In light of frequent mass shootings, gun control laws have become the center of policy discussions. Democratic politicins tend to put significant emphasis on their gun control policies, and are overall more in favor in stricter gun control laws and want more background checks for those who want to purchase a gun. However, Republicans tend to work in favor of gun rights.
Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2022, by political party affiliation
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Live in gun household
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Gallup. (November 21, 2022). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2022, by political party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/
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Gallup. (2022). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2022, by political party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/
Gallup. "Percentage of Population in The United States Owning at Least One Gun in 2022, by Political Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/
Gallup, Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2022, by political party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2022, by political party affiliation [Graph], Gallup, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249775/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-party-affiliation/