{"id":45930,"date":"2023-09-19T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:29:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T18:29:29","slug":"the-republican-and-democratic-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"4. The Republican and Democratic parties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. public\u2019s views of both the Republican and Democratic parties are more unfavorable than favorable, with a record number of Americans (28%) now expressing unfavorable views of <em>both <\/em>parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet most Republicans and Democrats characterize their own party in positive terms, saying that it respects democracy and governs honestly and ethically. And most say their own party generally has good ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;party-favorability-ratings&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"party-favorability-ratings\">Party favorability ratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Americans (61%) say they have an unfavorable view of the Republican Party, and a nearly identical share (60%) rate the Democratic Party unfavorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For close to two decades, views of the Republican Party have been consistently more unfavorable than favorable, with little shift in the last few years. But current evaluations are among the most negative in nearly three decades of Pew Research Center polling \u2013 and throughout the mid-1990s and early 2000s, the GOP was seen more favorably than not by the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57890\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2023-09-19_views-of-politics_04-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f7f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f7f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"393\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Americans\u2019 views of both major parties remain more unfavorable than favorable\" class=\"wp-image-57890 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=300,184 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=768,472 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=1024,629 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=660,405 660w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=200,123 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=260,160 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=310,190 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=420,258 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=640,393 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=740,454 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=160,98 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-01.png?resize=320,197 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The negative turn in evaluations of the Democratic Party is more recent than for the Republican Party, with public views more mixed for much of the last decade and a half \u2013 and in positive territory for most of the mid-1990s through 2000s. In recent years, views of the Democratic Party have been more unfavorable than favorable and are now at their most negative point in the last three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"for-28-of-americans-both-major-parties-get-negative-marks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">For 28% of Americans, both major parties get negative marks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57893\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2023-09-19_views-of-politics_04-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"374\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows around 3 in 10 Americans now have unfavorable views of both parties\" class=\"wp-image-57893 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=249,300 249w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=336,405 336w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=200,241 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=260,314 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=310,374 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=420,507 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=160,193 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-02.png?resize=320,386 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly a third of Americans (28%) report holding negative views of both the Republican and Democratic parties. This is little changed since last year, but it is up considerably from a few years ago and is higher than at any other point in our nearly 30 years of polling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adults-under-50-and-political-independents-are-more-likely-than-others-to-have-unfavorable-views-of-both-parties\">Adults under 50 and political independents are more likely than others to have unfavorable views of both parties<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a third of adults ages 18 to 49 (35%) have unfavorable views of <em>both<\/em> of the major parties. This drops in older age groups: 24% of those 50 to 64 and an even smaller share (16%) of those 65 and older hold this combination of negative views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57898\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2023-09-19_views-of-politics_04-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ded9da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ded9da;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"526\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows younger adults are more likely than older Americans to have unfavorable views of both parties\" class=\"wp-image-57898 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=768,962 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=818,1024 818w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=323,405 323w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=200,250 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=260,326 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=310,388 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=420,526 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=640,802 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=740,927 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=160,200 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-03.png?resize=320,401 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly half of those who identify as politically independent or with something other than the Democratic or Republican Party (46%) view both parties negatively. Within this group, similar shares of those who lean Democratic (43%) and those who lean Republican (45%) rate both parties unfavorably. (Republican leaners who rate only one party positively overwhelmingly tilt to the GOP, while the reverse is true among Democratic leaners.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who consider themselves Democrats or Republicans are much less likely to rate both parties negatively, with about eight-in-ten partisan identifiers viewing their own party positively. By contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/08\/09\/rising-partisan-antipathy-widening-party-gap-in-presidential-job-approval\/#leaners-ratings-of-the-opposing-party-are-quite-negative-but-ratings-of-their-own-party-are-lukewarm\">independents and others who <em>lean<\/em> to a party have consistently been less likely to view<\/a> that party positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;most-characterize-their-party-positively&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-characterize-their-party-positively\">Most characterize their party positively<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57902\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2023-09-19_views-of-politics_04-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebe9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebe9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"708\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows most say their party \u2013 but not the other \u2013 respects democratic institutions, governs honestly and respects different types of people\" class=\"wp-image-57902 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=178,300 178w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=768,1295 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=607,1024 607w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=240,405 240w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=200,337 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=260,438 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=310,523 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=420,708 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=640,1079 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=740,1247 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=160,270 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-04.png?resize=320,539 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Americans characterize the party they identify with or lean toward in positive terms, viewing it as respectful of democracy, governing honestly and tolerant of different kinds of people. Far fewer say these traits characterize the other party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large majorities in both partisan coalitions say \u201crespects the country\u2019s democratic institutions and traditions\u201d describes their party very or somewhat well (79% of Republicans and Republican leaners and 82% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities also say their party is \u201crespectful and tolerant of different types of people,\u201d though Democrats (83%) are more likely than Republicans (72%) to say this characteristic applies to their own party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven-in-ten in both parties say their party \u201cgoverns in an honest and ethical way\u201d (71% of Democrats, 68% of Republicans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sizable minorities see flaws in their party: 48% of Republicans and 35% of Democrats say their party \u201ctoo often makes excuses for members with hateful views,\u201d and about four-in-ten in both coalitions say their party \u201csupports policies that interfere too much in people\u2019s lives (41% of Republicans, 40% of Democrats). Still, even larger shares (at least two-thirds) say these negative attributes describe the other party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;quality-of-the-parties-ideas&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quality-of-the-parties-ideas\">Quality of the parties\u2019 ideas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57906\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/09\/19\/the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2023-09-19_views-of-politics_04-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"396\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Most Republicans and Democrats think their party has at least \u2018some good ideas,\u2019 but fewer leaners say so\" class=\"wp-image-57906 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=300,283 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=768,724 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=430,405 430w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=200,189 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=260,245 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=310,292 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=420,396 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=640,603 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=740,698 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=160,151 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/09\/PP_2023.09.19_views-of-politics_04-05.png?resize=320,302 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear majorities of Republicans and Democrats say their parties have at least some good ideas, while fewer than a quarter say the other party has some good ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within each partisan coalition, independents who lean toward the party are much less likely than those who identify with the party to say it has good ideas. About six-in-ten <em>leaners<\/em> in each party say the party has at least some good ideas, compared with more than eight-in-ten Republican and Democratic <em>identifiers<\/em> who say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, most Americans (74%) say at least one of the two parties has some or a lot of good ideas, while 25% say that neither party does. Independents and others who don\u2019t identify with the major parties are particularly likely to say that neither party has good ideas: 39% say this, including similar shares of Republican-leaning independents (35%) and Democratic-leaning independents (36%). In contrast, just 15% of Republican and 12% of Democratic identifiers say neither party has good ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. public\u2019s views of both the Republican and Democratic parties are more unfavorable than favorable, with a record number of Americans (28%) now expressing unfavorable views of both parties. Yet most Republicans and Democrats characterize their own party in positive terms, saying that it respects democracy and governs honestly and ethically. 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