Republicans have less favorable view of the GOP % of each who have a favorable opinion of Republican Party Democratic Party Re publican Democrat Independ lent
In October, 37% viewed the Republican Party favorably and 58% viewed it unfavorably. The decline in favorability since then has largely come among Republicans themselves: In the current survey, 68% of Republicans view their party positively, down from 79% last fall.
The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted April 12-19 among 2,008 adults, finds that Democrats have a far more favorable impression of their party than Republicans have of theirs. Nearly nine-in-ten Democrats (88%) view their party favorably, which is 20 points higher than Republicans’ ratings of the GOP (68%).
Just 28% of independents view the Republican Party favorably, while 37% say they have a favorable impression of the Democratic Party. Notably, just 43% of Republican-leaning independents view the GOP favorably, while 50% hold a negative opinion of the party.
Republicans have less favorable view of the GOP  | % of each who have a favorable opinion of  | Republican Party  | Democratic Party  | Re publican  | Democrat  | Independ lent  | 93  | 89  | 9  | 88  | THN  | 68  | sunn V 28  | sunn 28  | sunn 22 V  | 12  | 2009 2011  | 2013  | 2009  | 2011  | 2013  | 2015 16  | 2015 16  | Rep-leaning find ependent  | Dem-leaning independent  | 76  | Whn  | 63  | 25  | 18  | 15  | 2009 2011 2013  | 2015 16  | 2009  | 2011  | 2013  | 2015 16  | Source: Survey conducted April-2219 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 