Republicans More Negative About Their Party's Handling of Key Issues % of Republicans, Rep senting leaners their who say party does job of repres senting their views on
Most Republicans and Republican leaners (60%) say the GOP is not doing a good job of representing their views on government spending. And 53% of Republicans say the party is not doing a good job of representing their views on same-sex marriage. On the issue of abortion, Republicans are divided (44% good job, 45% not a good job).
Democrats have more positive views of the way their party is handling all four issues: About six-in-ten say that the party does a good job of representing their views on same-sex marriage (62%) and abortion (61%). However, only about half of Democrats say their party is doing well on government spending (49%) and immigration (47%).
Republicans More Negative About Their  | Party's Handling of Key Issues  | % of Republicans, Rep senting leaners their who say party does job of  | repres senting their views on  | Not a  | Good job good job  | Abortion  | 44  | 45  | Illegal immigration  | 37  | 56  | Government spending  | 35  | 60  | Same-sex marriage  | 34  | 53  | % of Democrats representing Dem leaners their who say party does  | job of  | representing their views on  | Not a  | Good job  | good job  | Same-sex marriage 62  | 28  | Abortion 61  | 28  | Government spending  | 49  | 45  | Illegal immigration  | 47  | 44  | Survey conducted Sept. 2-9 2014 Asked ofRepublican and  | Republican-leaners a boutthe Republican Partyand of Democrats  | and Democraticleanersa boutthe Democratic Party.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 