{"id":289306,"date":"2026-02-24T13:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=289306"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:09:06","slug":"stark-partisan-divide-in-who-thinks-their-side-is-winning-and-losing-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/02\/24\/stark-partisan-divide-in-who-thinks-their-side-is-winning-and-losing-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Stark partisan divide in who thinks their side is winning and losing in politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A year into President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, and with his party controlling both chambers of Congress, six-in-ten Republicans say their side has been winning more often than losing on the issues that matter to them. Meanwhile, 88% of Democrats say their side has been losing, according to a Pew Research Center survey from January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans feel about whether their side is winning or losing in politics today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans\u2019 views of politics and major policy issues for decades.

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our politics research<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 8,512 U.S. adults from Jan. 20 to 26, 2026. Everyone who took this survey is part of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey reflects the views of all U.S. adults. Here are the\u00a0survey questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the\u00a0detailed responses<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0survey\u00a0methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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6 in 10 Republicans say their side is \u2018winning\u2019 in politics; most Democrats say they\u2019re losing<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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