Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Sept. 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia.
Old President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Sept. 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
A pie chart showing that two-thirds of Republicans want Trump to remain a major political figure, with 44% saying he should run again in 2024

2-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they would like to see former President Donald Trump continue to be a major political figure for many years to come, including 44% who say they would like him to run for president in 2024, according to a Pew Research Eye survey of U.Southward. adults conducted Sept. 13 to 19.

About one-in-five Republicans (22%) say that while they would like Trump to continue to be a major political effigy in the U.s.a., they would prefer he utilise his stature to back up some other presidential candidate who shares his views in the 2024 ballot rather than run for part himself. Nearly a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not similar Trump to remain a national political effigy for many years to come.

Pew Enquiry Middle conducted this study to understand the public's opinions on Donald Trump'due south political time to come, including whether he should potentially run for president in 2024. This written report also examines what Republicans and Democrats consider adequate behavior for elected officials inside their ain parties. For this analysis, nosotros surveyed ten,371 U.South. adults in September 2021. Everyone who took part in this survey is a fellow member of the Heart's American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This fashion nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the ATP's methodology.

Here are the questions used for the written report, along with responses, and its methodology.

A line graph showing a rise in the share of Republicans who want Trump to remain a major political figure

The share of Republicans who say Trump should go along to be a major national effigy has grown 10 percentage points – from 57% to 67% – since a January survey that was conducted in the waning days of his administration and in the firsthand wake of the Jan. half-dozen riot at the U.Due south. Capitol.

Views amid Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are essentially unchanged over this time menstruum. Today, 92% of Democrats say they would not similar to encounter Trump continue to exist a major national political figure in the future, while just 7% say they would like to see this.

Amongst Republicans, views on whether Trump should keep to be a major political figure or run for function in the next presidential election vary by age, education and ideology.

A bar chart showing demographic and ideological differences within the GOP over Trump's future political role in the U.S.

For example, 72% of Republicans with some college experience or less (who make up a clear bulk of Republicans) say Trump should exist a major figure, with half saying he should run for president in 2024. By contrast, a narrower majority (54%) of Republicans with a college degree or more say Trump should remain a prominent figure, including only 28% who say he should run for office in the next presidential ballot.

Among conservative Republicans, at that place is widespread support for Trump remaining a national political figure: Three-quarters prefer this, including 49% who say he should run for president again in 2024. Moderate and liberal Republicans are more divided: 51% say he should play an ongoing political role, with 33% saying he should run for president himself in 2024; 47% say he should not go on to play a major political part.

Most 2-thirds of Republicans say their party should not exist accepting of elected officials who criticize Trump

A 63% majority of Republicans say their party should exist not too (32%) or not at all (30%) accepting of elected officials who openly criticize Trump, according to the new survey. Just 36% of Republicans say the GOP should exist very (11%) or somewhat (26%) accepting of officials who exercise and then.

A bar chart showing that Democrats are more open to criticism of Biden within their party than Republicans are to criticism of Trump

Past dissimilarity, about 6-in-ten Democrats say the Democratic Party should be very (17%) or somewhat accepting (40%) of Democratic elected officials who openly criticize President Joe Biden.

Majorities of Republicans and Democrats alike say their political party should exist accepting of elected officials who concord with the other party on important problems. Ii-thirds of Democrats say the Democratic Political party should be accepting of Autonomous officials who concord with the GOP on of import problems. A slimmer bulk of Republicans (55%) say the GOP should be accepting of officials who agree with Democrats on some important issues.

The survey also asked about the acceptability of elected officials from ane party calling their counterparts in the other party "evil." A bulk of Democrats (57%) and about half of Republicans (52%) say their parties should be non besides or not at all accepting of officials who do this.

About four-in-ten Democrats (41%) say their party should be accepting of elected officials in their own party who telephone call GOP officials evil, with 13% saying their party should be very accepting of this. Amid Republicans, 46% say their party should be accepting of officials who call their Autonomous counterparts evil, including xviii% who say the political party should be very accepting of these officials.

A bar chart showing that smaller shares now say their parties should accept elected officials who openly criticize Trump or Biden

The share of Republicans who say their party should be accepting of elected officials who openly criticize Trump has declined since March. Today, 36% of Republicans say it is at least somewhat acceptable for Republican elected officials to openly criticize Trump, downwards from 43% earlier this yr.

There has also been a decline in the share of Democrats who say their party should be accepting of Autonomous elected officials who openly criticize Biden. A narrow majority of Democrats (57%) say this is acceptable, down from 68% in March.

Note: Here are the questions used for the report, forth with responses, and its methodology.

CORRECTION: (December. 20, 2021): In the chart "Demographic, ideological differences within GOP over Trump'due south time to come political role in the U.S.," the historic period label for "fifty+" has been updated to correct a typographical fault. This change did not bear on whatever findings reported in the text.

Amina Dunn is a inquiry analyst focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew Research Heart.