{"id":46771,"date":"2022-01-25T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:04:27","slug":"views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Views of the Republican and Democratic parties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of this year\u2019s midterm elections, the Democratic Party is viewed more favorably than the Republican Party. And on several key issues, including the coronavirus, health care and education, more Americans say they agree with the policies of Democrats than Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58607\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-01.png?resize=480,712 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-01.png?resize=782,1160 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-01.png?resize=840,1246 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"623\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows favorable views of Republican, Democratic parties decline; majorities view both parties negatively\" class=\"wp-image-58607 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, many Americans are skeptical of <em>both<\/em> parties. For example, fewer than half of Americans say the Democratic Party (45%) and Republican Party (39%) \u201cgoverns in an honest and ethical way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Favorable views of both parties have slipped since last March. Today, 35% of adults say they have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party \u2013 down slightly from 38% about a year ago. Similarly, 43% of adults give the Democratic Party a favorable rating today; this is 4 percentage points lower than last March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer Democrats and Republicans give their own party favorable ratings than did so last year. Since March 2021, the share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who view their own party favorably has fallen 7 percentage points (74% then vs. 67% today). Among Democrats and Democratic leaners, favorable ratings have declined by 10 percentage points (81% in March vs. 71% today).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As has been the case for the past several years, large majorities of partisans given the opposing party negative ratings: 90% of Democrats and Democratic leaners say they have an unfavorable view of the Republican Party, while an identical share of Republicans and GOP leaners have an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58609\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeebe4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeebe4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-02.png?resize=480,691 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-02.png?resize=622,896 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"447\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows independents who lean toward a party have mixed views of their party\" class=\"wp-image-58609 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independents who lean toward a party \u2013 unlike those who identify as Republicans or Democrats \u2013 express lukewarm views toward their party. While 80% of Americans who identify as Republicans have a favorable view of their party, just 46% of those who leantoward the GOP do so. A sizable share of Republican leaners (53%) hold an unfavorable view of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet independents who lean toward the GOP have much more negative views of the Democratic Party. In fact, 86% of Republican leaners have an unfavorable impression of the Democratic Party, which is only somewhat lower than the share of Republican identifiers who view the Democrats negatively (92%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pattern is similar among those who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party. Among those who say they consider themselves a Democrat, 84% hold a favorable view of the party. Those who lean toward the Democratic Party are much more divided: 52% have a favorable opinion, while 48% have an unfavorable opinion. However, Democratic leaners are almost as likely to have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party as those who identify as Democrats \u2013 87% and 91%, respectively. (For more on independents and partisan leaners, see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2019\/03\/14\/political-independents-who-they-are-what-they-think\/\">Political Independents: Who They Are, What They Think<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;substantial-shares-say-both-parties-are-too-extreme-in-their-positions&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-chapter wp-block-heading\" id=\"substantial-shares-say-both-parties-are-too-extreme-in-their-positions\">Substantial shares say both parties are \u2018too extreme in their positions\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58611\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e5d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e5d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-03.png?resize=480,841 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-03.png?resize=620,1086 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"543\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows less than half of the public thinks either party governs honestly and ethically\" class=\"wp-image-58611 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparable shares of Americans say that both the Republican and Democratic parties are too extreme in their positions, while the Democratic Party holds modest advantages with the public on governing honestly and ethically and respecting the country\u2019s democratic institutions and traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six-in-ten adults say the phrase \u201ctoo extreme in its positions\u201d describes the Republican Party very or somewhat well, while a similar share of the public (57%) says this about the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer than half of adults (45%) say the phrase \u201cgoverns in an honest and ethical way\u201d describes the Democratic Party at least somewhat well; even fewer (39%) say the same about the Republican Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while about half of adults (51%) say that \u201crespects the country\u2019s democratic institutions and traditions\u201d describes the Democratic Party very or somewhat well, a somewhat smaller share of Americans (46%) say the same about the GOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58613\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeeee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeeee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-04.png?resize=480,407 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-04.png?resize=782,663 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-04.png?resize=840,712 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"356\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows many partisans say their own party is \u2018too extreme in its positions\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-58613 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats generally view their own parties in a positive light while offering critical assessments of the opposing party. However, roughly four-in-ten Republicans (43%) \u2013 and a comparable share of Democrats (46%) \u2013 say \u201ctoo extreme in its positions\u201d describes their own party at least somewhat well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, sizable majorities of both Republicans (67%) and Democrats (72%) say their party governs in an honest and ethical way and respects the country\u2019s democratic institutions and traditions (77% of Republicans say this about the GOP, 80% of Democrats say it about the Democratic Party).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;more-agree-with-the-democratic-party-than-republican-party-on-several-key-policy-issues&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-chapter wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-agree-with-the-democratic-party-than-republican-party-on-several-key-policy-issues\">More agree with the Democratic Party than Republican Party on several key policy issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58616\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e4e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e4e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-05.png?resize=480,475 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-05.png?resize=782,775 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-05.png?resize=840,832 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"416\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows larger shares agree with the Democratic Party than the GOP on climate change, health care, other policies\" class=\"wp-image-58616 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are more likely to say that they agree with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party on several policy issues, including climate change, health care, and COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among eight policy issues included, there is none on which a significantly larger share agrees with the Republican Party. However, roughly similar shares agree with each party on policies addressing the economy, guns and immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the eight issue areas, between about a quarter and a third of adults say they agree with neither party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On policies to deal with climate change, 44% of Americans say they agree with the Democratic Party, compared with roughly two-in-ten (22%) who say the same about the Republican Party. The public is also more likely to say that they <em>strongly<\/em> agree with the Democratic Party than with the Republican Party (21% vs. 8%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pattern also holds for several other issues. Roughly four-in-ten adults say they agree with the Democratic Party when it comes to health care policy (42%), policies to deal with the health impact of the coronavirus (41%), abortion policy (40%) and education policy (39%). About three-in-ten adults say they agree with the Republican Party on each of these policy areas, and roughly similar shares say they agree with neither party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Republican-Democratic balance on many of these questions is little changed over recent years, the share of Americans saying they agree with neither party has increased on economic and healthcare policy since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, majorities of between 60% and 70% they agree with their party on each of the eight policy issues, but there is more variation among Republicans. More than seven-in-ten Republicans say they agree with their party on gun policy, economic policy and immigration policy, while fewer than half (45%) say they agree with the GOP on policies dealing with climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;few-say-either-party-has-a-lot-of-good-ideas&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-chapter wp-block-heading\" id=\"few-say-either-party-has-a-lot-of-good-ideas\">Few say either party has \u2018a lot\u2019 of good ideas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public faults both parties for having a paucity of good ideas. About a quarter (26%) say the Republican Party has \u201calmost no\u201d good ideas, while another 27% say it has \u201ca few good ideas.\u201d Only about four-in-ten (41%) say it has \u201csome\u201d (32%) or \u201ca lot\u201d of good ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58619\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e6de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e6de;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-06.png?resize=480,406 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-06.png?resize=620,524 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"262\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-06.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows majorities of adults say both parties have \u2018a few\u2019 or \u2018almost no\u2019 good ideas\" class=\"wp-image-58619 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall views of the Democratic Party are not much different: 44% say it has at least some good ideas, with just 12% saying it has a lot of good ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Republicans (69%) and Democrats (70%) say their party has a lot or some good ideas while largely dismissing the ideas of the other party (just 13% of Republicans say the Democrats have at least some good ideas; 19% of Democrats say this about the GOP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 14% of Americans say that <em>both<\/em> the Republican and Democratic parties have at least some good ideas, while 27% see no more than a few good ideas from <em>either <\/em>party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;most-partisans-see-their-party-as-mostly-united&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-chapter wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-partisans-see-their-party-as-mostly-united\">Most partisans see their party as \u2018mostly united\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among partisans, large majorities say that their own party is either completely or mostly united when it comes to the issues facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-58622\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-the-republican-and-democratic-parties\/pp_2022-01-25_biden-year-two_02-07-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efede7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efede7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-07.png?resize=480,647 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-07.png?resize=782,1054 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-07.png?resize=840,1132 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"566\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/PP_2022.01.25_biden-year-two_02-07.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Democrats are somewhat less likely than Republicans to say their party is completely or mostly united\" class=\"wp-image-58622 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, those who identify as Republicans or Democrats are more likely than those who lean toward that party to say that their party is united.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Republicans (77%) say that their party is united, with 71% saying their party is mostly united. Only 6% of Republicans say their party is completely united. About two-in-ten Republicans (21%) say their party is divided, with just 3% saying their party is completely divided. Republican leaners are less likely than those who identify directly with the GOP to say their party is united: 83% of Republican identifiers say their party is united, while two-thirds of Republican leaners say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, about two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic leaners (68%) say that their party is united when it comes to the issues facing the country, including only 4% who say the party is completely united. Adults who identify with the Democratic Party are 19 percentage points more likely to say that their party is united than are Democratic leaners (75% vs. 56%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats and leaners combined, view of whether their party is united differ across age groups, with younger Democrats less likely to say that the party is united. Younger Democrats (ages 18 to 29) are about as likely to say that their party is completely or mostly united (52%) as they are to say it is completely or mostly divided (46%). About six-in-ten Democrats ages 30 to 49 (63%) say their party is united, with 36% saying it is divided. Eight-in-ten Democrats 50 and older say their party is united. This pattern holds among both Democratic identifiers and Democratic leaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republicans, those ages 50 and older are somewhat more likely than adults under 50 to say that their party is united when it comes to the issues facing the country (80% vs. 74%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of this year\u2019s midterm elections, the Democratic Party is viewed more favorably than the Republican Party. And on several key issues, including the coronavirus, health care and education, more Americans say they agree with the policies of Democrats than Republicans. Still, many Americans are skeptical of both parties. 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