Majorities of Democrats and Independents support birthright citizenship

Share of each group that supports birthright citizenship.

A chart showing polling data among Americans who identify as Democrats, Republicans and Independents and support for birthright citizenship among those groups. Support for birthright citizenship among Democrats and Independents has grown since the 1990s, while Republican support has been largely stable.

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Note: Each data point represents a yearly average across different question wordings.Source: Polls collected by the New York Times from 1993 to 2025.

Ruth Igielnik/The New York Times