Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Sept. 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia.
Onetime 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

Two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they would similar to see onetime 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, co-ordinate to a Pew Inquiry Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 13 to 19.

About one-in-five Republicans (22%) say that while they would like Trump to keep to exist a major political figure in the United States, they would prefer he use his stature to support another presidential candidate who shares his views in the 2024 election rather than run for office himself. Most a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not like Trump to remain a national political figure for many years to come.

Pew Research Heart conducted this report to sympathize the public'south opinions on Donald Trump'southward political future, including whether he should potentially run for president in 2024. This study likewise examines what Republicans and Democrats consider acceptable beliefs for elected officials within their ain parties. For this analysis, nosotros surveyed 10,371 U.Southward. adults in September 2021. Anybody who took function in this survey is a member of the Center's American Trends Console (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nigh all U.S. adults take a adventure of selection. The survey is weighted to exist representative of the U.S. developed population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, educational activity and other categories. Read more about the ATP'due south methodology.

Hither are the questions used for the report, forth 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 continue to be a major national figure 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. 6 anarchism at the U.S. Capitol.

Views amongst Democrats and Autonomous-leaning independents are essentially unchanged over this time period. Today, 92% of Democrats say they would not like to encounter Trump continue to be a major national political figure in the future, while just 7% say they would like to meet this.

Among Republicans, views on whether Trump should proceed to exist a major political figure or run for part in the next presidential election vary past age, educational activity 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 brand up a clear majority of Republicans) say Trump should exist a major effigy, with half saying he should run for president in 2024. By dissimilarity, a narrower bulk (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 function in the next presidential election.

Amid bourgeois Republicans, there is widespread support for Trump remaining a national political figure: Three-quarters adopt 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 part, with 33% maxim he should run for president himself in 2024; 47% say he should not go along to play a major political role.

Virtually two-thirds of Republicans say their party should non be accepting of elected officials who criticize Trump

A 63% majority of Republicans say their party should be not too (32%) or non 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 do 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

By contrast, 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 party should be accepting of elected officials who concord with the other party on important bug. Ii-thirds of Democrats say the Autonomous Party should be accepting of Democratic officials who hold with the GOP on important issues. A slimmer bulk of Republicans (55%) say the GOP should exist accepting of officials who agree with Democrats on some of import issues.

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

Nigh four-in-x Democrats (41%) say their party should be accepting of elected officials in their ain party who telephone call GOP officials evil, with 13% proverb their party should be very accepting of this. Amongst Republicans, 46% say their party should be accepting of officials who telephone call their Democratic counterparts evil, including 18% who say the 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 political party should exist accepting of elected officials who openly criticize Trump has declined since March. Today, 36% of Republicans say it is at least somewhat adequate for Republican elected officials to openly criticize Trump, down from 43% earlier this year.

There has also been a decline in the share of Democrats who say their party should be accepting of Democratic 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 written report, forth with responses, and its methodology.

CORRECTION: (Dec. 20, 2021): In the nautical chart "Demographic, ideological differences within GOP over Trump's future political part in the U.South.," the age label for "50+" has been updated to right a typographical error. This modify did non affect any findings reported in the text.

Amina Dunn is a research analyst focusing on U.South. politics and policy at Pew Inquiry Center.