Republicans stee too much regulation of financial industry, Democrats too little Which comes closer to your view? The government Has gone too far Has not gone far regulating financial enough regulating linstitutions
As Donald Trump and congressional Republicans take steps to roll back Obama-era financial regulations, the public remains divided over whether regulations of financial institutions have gone too far or not gone far enough.
Overall, about half of Americans (49%) say “the government has not gone far enough in regulating financial institutions and markets, leaving the country at risk of another financial crisis,” while 42% say the government has gone too far, “making it harder for the economy to grow.” These views are largely unchanged over the past several years.
By roughly two-to-one, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are more likely to say financial regulations have gone too far (63%) than to say they have not gone far enough (31%). The balance of opinion among Democrats and Democratic leaners is reversed: More than twice as many Democrats say the government has not gone far enough in this area (62%) as say it has gone too far (29%). The partisan gap over financial regulation has changed little since Pew Research Center first asked the question in September 2013.
Republicans stee too much regulation of  | financial industry, Democrats too little  | Which comes closer to your view? The government  | Has gone too far Has not gone far  | regulating financial enough regulating linstitutions  | regulating institutions financial enough regulating linstitutions  | Total  | 49  | 42  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 63  | 31  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 29  | 62  | Note: Don 'tknow responses notshown.  | Source Survey cond lucted Feb 7-12, 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 