60% of the Unvaccinated Are Republicans

The growing majority of unvaccinated adults in the United States identify themselves as Republican. As of October 2021, Republicans accounted for 60 percent of unvaccinated adults, according to the KFF Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor. Democrats accounted for 17 percent and independents the rest. Six months earlier in April 2021, Republicans accounted for a smaller 42 percent of the unvaccinated. 

"The partisan divide between vaccinated and unvaccinated adults became even more evident as larger shares of the population received Covid-19 vaccines," explains the KFF report. 

Compared to their vaccinated counterparts, unvaccinated Republicans are more likely to be under age 50, less educated, and live in a county that voted for Trump. They are more likely to think the seriousness of the coronavirus is exaggerated (88 percent feel that way) compared with Republicans who are vaccinated (54 percent). Only 8 percent of Democrats think the seriousness of coronavirus is exaggerated.

Fully 96 percent of unvaccinated Republicans believe getting vaccinated is a "personal choice" rather than "everyone's responsibility to protect the health of others." Among vaccinated Republicans, 73 percent believe it is a personal choice. Only19 percent of vaccinated Democrats agree. 

Just 12 percent of unvaccinated Republicans are "somewhat/very worried" that they will get sick from Covid-19. Among vaccinated Republicans, 25 percent are worried. Among vaccinated Democrats, the figure is 46 percent. The 62 percent majority of unvaccinated Republicans are "not at all worried" about getting sick from Covid. 

Source: KFF Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor: The Increasing Importance of Partisanship in Predicting Covid-19 Vaccination Status