Consistent partisan gaps in favorable views of unions and corporations % who have a favorable view of La bor unions
Republicans and Democrats have long been divided in their views of labor and business, and that remains the case today: Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are much more favorable toward labor unions than business corporations, while the inverse is true for Republicans and Republican leaners.
Currently, 76% of Democrats hold a favorable view of unions, while only two-in-ten express an unfavorable one. Among Republicans, fewer than half (44%) say they have a favorable opinion of labor unions.
On the other hand, seven-in-ten Republicans express a positive opinion of business corporations. Democrats are divided: Roughly equal shares say they have a favorable view of business (46%) and an unfavorable one (47%).
Consistent partisan gaps in favorable  | views of unions and corporations  | % who have a favorable view of  | La bor unions  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 01  | 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17  | Business corporations  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 70  | 46  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 03  | 05 07  | 01  | 09  | 11  | 13 15 17  | Source: Survey conducted Jan. 4-9 2017.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 