Wide majority of conservative Republicans rate police officers very warmly % who rate police (warmestrating) officers on a feeling thermometer from 0 (coldest rating) to 100 (warmestrating) Very cold Somewhat cold Neutra Somewhat warm Very warm
Police officers are also viewed more positively by Republicans than Democrats. Among Republicans, 86% give officers a warm rating, including 74% who rate officers very warmly. Among Democrats, 57% give officers a warm rating on the scale (including just 33% who rate officers very warmly), while 21% offer a neutral rating and 19% offer a cold rating.
Conservative and moderate Democrats (58%) and liberal Democrats (56%) are about equally likely to rate officers warmly, but liberal Democrats are less likely to offer a very warm rating.
Wide majority of conservative Republicans rate police  | officers very warmly  | % who rate police (warmestrating) officers on a feeling thermometer from 0 (coldest  | rating) to 100 (warmestrating)  | Very cold Somewhat cold Neutra Somewhat warm Very warm  | Total 10 8  | 16  | 19  | 45  | Republican 3 2  | 12  | 74  | Conserv 21  | 13  | 77  | Mod/Lib 6 8  | 8  | 65  | Democrat 9 10  | 21  | 24  | 33  | Cons/Mod  | 9 6  | 24  | 17  | 41  | Liberal 9 15  | 19  | 32  | 24  | Independ lent 8 8  | 19  | 22  | 43  | Lean Rep 11 6  | 19  | 51  | Lean Dem 18 12  | 23  | 25  | 22  | Note: Feeling thermometer ratings: very cold (Oto 24), somewhat.oold (25-49), neutral (50),  | somewhatwa rm (51-75), very wa rm (76 100).  | somewhatwa Source: Survey rm conducted (51-75), very Aug 8-21, (76 2017. 100).  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 