November 19, 2024
Source: The PEW Research Center
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Partisan differences continue to dwarf other factors, including age, when it comes to whether people intend to get a COVID-19 vaccine this season.
Roughly six-in-ten Democrats say they will probably get the vaccine (39%) or already have (23%). By contrast, 81% of Republicans say they probably won’t get the vaccine.
This pattern is consistent with Pew Research Center data from throughout the pandemic showing that Democrats were more likely than Republicans to be up to date with their vaccines.
There are also differences by age in the shares who say they intend to get or already got an updated vaccine. Among adults ages 65 and older, 54% say they either plan to get an updated vaccine (27%) or have already received one (27%). In contrast, majorities of those under 65 say they do not plan to get an updated vaccine.
Age differences among Democrats and Republicans
Among adults ages 65 and older, there are big differences by political party in the shares who say they will probably get an updated vaccine. Democrats in this age group are 54 percentage points more likely than their Republican peers to say they plan to get or have already gotten an updated vaccine (84% vs. 30%).
Vaccine uptake among the oldest adults has not always diverged by partisan affiliation to such an extent. In 2021, after the first vaccines became available to all U.S. adults, there was only a 15-point gap between the large shares of Democrats and Republicans ages 65 and older who were fully vaccinated (93% vs. 78%).
There are also differences within each political party by age, but age differences are more pronounced among Democrats than Republicans.
Among Democrats, vaccine uptake increases considerably with age. About half of Democrats ages 18 to 29 and 30 to 49 (53% each) say they plan to get or have already received an updated vaccine. That share rises to 66% among Democrats ages 50 to 64 and 84% among those 65 and older.
Among Republicans, majorities in all age groups say they do not plan to get an updated vaccine. However, the oldest Republicans are somewhat more likely than younger ones to get the vaccine. Three-in-ten Republicans ages 65 and older say they have received or plan to get an updated vaccine, while roughly half as many in younger age groups say the same.
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