Gun ownership by Party? (including Republicans, Democrats and Independents)

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There is no official data or reliable statistic showing that a specific number of Democrats or independents are arming themselves specifically "against Trump."

While national surveys track overall firearm ownership by political affiliation, they do not link individual gun purchases or ownership motivations directly to President Donald Trump.

General Gun Ownership by Party

According to data from the Pew Research Center, overall household and personal gun ownership splits along partisan lines:

Republicans / GOP-leaning independents: About 45% report personally owning a gun, and roughly 66% live in a gun-owning household.
Democrats / Democratic-leaning independents: About 20% report personally owning a gun, and roughly 41% live in a gun-owning household.
Independents (overall): Fall between the two major parties, with roughly 45% to 51% reporting a firearm in their household depending on the specific survey metrics. 

Motivations and Context

While media reports occasionally highlight individual liberal or independent gun owners who feel motivated to purchase firearms due to broader concerns over political unrest or civil tension, pollsters do not measure a quantified group taking up arms specifically against any political figure. Broader general surveys—such as those from organizations like Pew Research Center—show that views on firearms and safety remain sharply divided by party lines, with Democratic voters generally favoring stricter gun control measures rather than increased personal armament. 

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  Pew Research Center

  Key facts about Americans and guns | Pew Research Center

  Party: 45% of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents say they personally own a gun, compared with 20% of Democrats and Democrati...

  
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  Pew Research Center

  8. Gun attitudes and the 2024 election

  Jun 6, 2024 — 8. Gun attitudes and the 2024 election Perhaps no topic divides voters more deeply than the role that firearms have in American li...

  
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  WSJ

  Many More Voters With Guns - WSJ

  The share of voters with a firearm in the household is 52%, up from 46% in 2019 and 42% in 2013. A partisan split is evident. Gun ...

  

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NPR

https://www.npr.org › 2026/09/23 › up-first-newsletter-...

5 days ago — Overall, 45% of voters — most Democrats and just over half of independents — said they'd be voting against Trump, NPR's Stephen Fowler tells ...

Majorities Continue to Disapprove of Trump

Navigator Research

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Jul 25, 2025 — A majority of Americans disapprove … including majorities of Democrats (92 percent disapprove) and independents (60 percent disapprove).  ...

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Partnership for Public Service

https://ourpublicservice.org › resource-library › reports

Jun 10, 2026 — Eighty-nine percent of Democrats oppose the administration's changes, as do 12% of Republicans. There was some movement among self-described ...

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The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com › us-news › jun › poll-am...

Jun 30, 2022 — Nearly 80% of Democrats voiced overall trust in elections, but that number dipped to 51% among independents and a mere 33% of Republicans.

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PBS

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Jun 12, 2026 — About 4 in 10 independent voters — 42% — voted for Trump in 2024, up from 37% in the 2020 presidential election.

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