Are most protests caused by the democrats?

1. How the question is often conflated with partisan identity and perception

Public attitudes about who “causes” or “drives” protests are sharply filtered through partisan lenses: Democrats are more likely to follow and sympathize with certain protest movements and to describe them as peaceful, while Republicans are more likely to label protesters professional activists or extremists, producing competing narratives about origins and legitimacy ^{[4] [5] [6]}.

2. What participant demographics and surveys actually show about who protests

Empirical surveys and turnout studies indicate that many recent protests—especially high‑visibility ones focused on racial justice and related issues—have had participants who disproportionately identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, are younger, and cluster in urban areas; Pew’s analysis found substantially more Democratic‑leaning attendees than Republican among recent race‑or‑equality protests ^[1], and Gallup finds Democrats more likely to report feeling the urge to organize or join demonstrations ^[2].

3. Variation by issue, moment and movement — the left is not the whole story

Historical and contemporary evidence shows that protest waves are issue‑dependent: left‑leaning movements (civil rights, Women’s March, BLM) have produced mass demonstrations with Democratic‑leaning participants, but conservative movements—most notably the Tea Party surge and various organized right‑wing rallies—have also generated major protests and downstream political effects, meaning protest causation is plural and contestable rather than monopolized by one party ^{[7] [3]}.

4. Organization, violence, and political objectives complicate simple attribution

Counting who “causes” protests requires distinguishing spontaneous grievance from organized mobilization and between peaceful protest and political violence; research documents that both sides harbor nontrivial minorities willing to endorse or use political violence, and scholars warn that organized right‑wing mobilization—sometimes timed to electoral calendars—has been a distinct driver of some protest events and subsequent escalation ^{[8] [9] [10]}.

5. The data pattern: more activism from liberals, but not exclusive responsibility

Several analysts and opinion pieces argue that liberals and Democrats protest more frequently and visibly (an argument echoed in AEI commentary) and that this has civic consequences ^[11], while independent crowd‑counting and academic studies show right‑wing protest activity remains significant, sometimes armed or coordinated, and capable of producing arrests, injuries, and political change ^{[3] [7]}. Taken together, the best reading of the supplied reporting is that Democrats and liberal activists account for a large share of many recent protest participants and motivations, but they are not the sole originators of protest activity nationally.

Conclusion: answer to the question posed

Are most protests caused by the Democrats? The evidence in the cited reporting supports a qualified “no” to any absolutist claim: Democrats and liberal constituencies are often disproportionately represented among protesters on many contemporary issues and are more inclined to initiate or support demonstrations ^{[1] [2]}, but protests arise from diverse actors and across the political spectrum—right‑wing organized movements and violent or coordinated actions tied to Republican causes have also produced sizable protests and downstream political effects ^{[3] [8]}. The question therefore cannot be reduced to a single‑party cause without losing crucial nuance about issue, organization, and the distinction between participation and orchestration.