In the last 2 years, what confirmed political ideology has been responsible for the mass shootings and assassinations?
Short answer: Far-right (white-supremacist and anti-government) extremists have accounted for the majority of confirmed ideologically-motivated extremist murders in the U.S. over the past two years — but most mass shootings overall are not political (many are driven by personal grievances, mental-health crises, domestic disputes, or criminal activity).
Key points and sources (brief):
- Government threat assessments and academic tracking show that — among ideologically motivated domestic violent extremism — far-right groups (white-supremacist and anti-government variants) remain the largest source of lethal attacks in recent years. (See DHS Homeland Threat Assessment; FBI/DHS domestic terrorism materials.)
- The Anti-Defamation League’s annual tracking found that extremist-related murders in 2024 were overwhelmingly tied to far-right extremism (their 2024 summary reported the extremist-related killings that year were linked to far-right motives). That dataset is commonly used as a barometer for ideologically motivated killings.
- Reporting on recent incidents confirms the pattern: some high-profile shooters have posted neo-Nazi or white-supremacist material or expressed anti-government views (for example, recent school-shooting suspects with neo-Nazi ties).
- Not every mass shooting is ideologically motivated. Large numbers of mass shootings are non-ideological — e.g., family/domestic violence, criminal disputes, or individuals with personal grievances — so counting all mass shootings and attributing them to one “political ideology” would be incorrect. (Researchers and the DOJ/NIJ distinguish ideologically-motivated “domestic terrorism” from other forms of mass violence.)
- Some recent assassinations and politically salient killings (for example the September 2025 killing of Charlie Kirk) are still under investigation for motive; reporting so far shows a mix of backgrounds and motives — which is why careful, case-by-case confirmation matters before assigning an ideological label.
I know Irvine Buye's list disagrees with this but my prompt had no bias in it (Like "Is all the recent violence right wing?")