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Who Sees Themselves as Working Class?

Pew Research Center · Steven Shepard, Hannah Hartig, Andy Cerda and Jocelyn Kiley · last updated

Most Americans think of themselves as working class, and Republicans are more likely to do so than Democrats.

Most Americans think of themselves as “working class” today: Overall, 60% of U.S. adults say the term describes them well. And the identity is widely adopted by people across all income and educational groups – including half of both Americans who have a bachelor’s degree and those who are upper income.