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Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are less confident about what lies ahead for their party than they were immediately following the election of Donald Trump last year.<\/p>\n\n

Pessimism about the GOP\u2019s future remains a minority viewpoint among Republicans and Republican leaners. However, a Pew Research Center survey of 4,867 adults conducted Sept. 14-28 finds that the share of Republicans who are very or somewhat pessimistic about the future of their party has nearly doubled, from 20% in December to 39% in the current survey.<\/p>\n\n

About six-in-ten Republicans (59%) say they are very (12%) or somewhat (47%) optimistic about the future of the Republican Party. In December 2016<\/a>, nearly eight-in-ten (79%) said they were very (28%) or somewhat (51%) optimistic. Republican views are now comparable to what they were on the eve of the 2016 election: Last November, 61% expressed optimism about their party\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n

Though Democratic views are little changed since December, Democrats are now slightly more optimistic about their party than Republicans are about the GOP. Today 64% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are either very (13%) or somewhat (51%) optimistic about their party\u2019s future. Democratic optimism remains considerably lower than it was in the days\u00a0before the 2016 election<\/span><\/a>, when 77% of Democrats and Democratic leaners expressed optimism.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The decline in optimism about the GOP\u2019s future has occurred across most Republican subgroups.<\/p>\n\n

College-educated Republicans have seen a particularly sharp drop in their party outlook. In December, 73% of Republicans with a college degree said they were very or somewhat optimistic about the future of the Republican Party. In the September survey, just 44% say this \u2013 a drop of 29 percentage points. Among Republicans without a college degree, the share expressing optimism has also declined, but by just 16 points. By 65% to 33%, Republicans without a college degree continue to be more optimistic than pessimistic about the future of the party.<\/p>\n\n

Democratic views have shown little change since December and there are only modest differences in current attitudes across demographic groups.<\/p>\n\n

Note: See full topline results<\/a> and methodology here<\/a> (PDF).<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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