Party Ratings of Personal Finances Percent rating own finances as excellent or good
While the partisan gap in personal evaluations has not widened noticeably in recent years (after a brief enlargement in 2005), it remains significant. That is, again, unsurprising given that Republicans are, on average, significantly better off financially than either Democrats or independents. About one-in-three Republicans (32%) in recent Pew surveys has an annual income above $75,000, compared with 22% of Democrats and 25% of independents. By the same token 60% of Republicans rate their personal financial situation as good or excellent, compared with only 40% of Democrats and 45% of independents.
Party Ratings of Personal Finances  | Percent rating own finances as excellent or good  | so  | 70 60 50 40 30 20  | 10  | o  | 1994  | 1996  | 1998  | 2000  | 2002  | 2004  | 2006  | Rep  | Dem  | Ind  | Source Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.  | January 24 2006 