In the 21st century, the Republican Party receives its strongest support from rural voters, evangelical Christians, men, senior citizens, and voters without college degrees. On economic issues, the party has maintained a pro-business attitude since its inception. It supports low taxes and deregulation while opposing socialism, labor unions, and single-payer healthcare. The populist faction supports economic protectionism, including tariffs. On social issues, it advocates for restricting abortion, discouraging and often prohibiting recreational drug use, promoting gun ownership and easing gun restrictions, and opposing transgender rights. In foreign policy, the party establishment is interventionist, while the populist faction supports isolationism and in some cases non-interventionism.
In the 21st century, the Republican Party receives its strongest support from rural voters, evangelical Christians, men, senior citizens, and voters without college degrees. On economic issues, the party has maintained a pro-business attitude since its inception. It supports low taxes and deregulation while opposing socialism, lab?or unions, and single-payer healthcare. The populist faction supports economic protectionism, including tariffs. On social issues, it advocates for restricting abortion, disc?ouraging and often proh!ibiting recreational drug use, promoting gun ownership and easing gun restrictions, and opposing transgender rights. In foreign policy, the party establishment is interventionist, while the populist faction supports isolationism and in some cases non-interventionism.