DemographicsJun 17, 2024
Poll: 52% of American Households Now Own a Gun
What We’re Showing
The results of an NBC News poll on gun ownership, roughly one decade apart (Feb 2013 vs Nov 2023).
Key Takeaways
- More than half of American voters (52%) say their household owns a gun
- Ownership rates have increased among Republicans and Democrats, but fallen among Independents
Dataset
Date | Republicans (%) | Independents (%) | Democrats (%) |
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Feb 2013 | 55 | 49 | 30 |
Nov 2023 | 66 | 45 | 41 |
Data sources
The NBC News poll was conducted Nov. 10-14 and surveyed 1,000 registered voters — 833 by cellphone — and it has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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