More Republican women are owning guns, according to a new Gallup Poll, as gun ownership among adults remains steady.
The percentage of Republican women who own a gun increased from 19% in 2007-2012 to 33% in 2019-2024, according to Gallup. Gun ownership rates have fallen 7% among Democrat men to 29%, and fell 5% among independent men to 39%, according to the poll.
Republican men remain the most likely gun owners at 60%, according to Gallup.
The survey found men (43%) are more than twice as likely as women (20%) to own a gun, though the gender gap has decreased from 30 points in 2007-12 to 23 points in 2019-24.
The political party gap among gun owners has increased, according to Gallup. In 2007-2012, personal gun ownership rates differed by 16 points among Republicans, 38%, and Democrats, 22%. Now the gap is 28 points, 47% and 19%, respectively, according to Gallup.
Gallup’s survey showed a wide gap in gun ownership rates between self-identified rural, 51%, and big city residents, 20%. Rural residents are the lone major subgroup among whom a majority say they personally own a gun. Americans living in small cities, towns or suburbs generally have gun ownership rates near the national average, according to Gallup.