Republicans and Democrats mostly but not always agree with their party's issues positions % political who say they tend to agree with the positions of their party on political issues a Agree with the Republican Party Almost More than half About half Less than half Agree with the Democra ric Party
In thinking about the issue positions of the two parties, majorities of Republicans and Democrats say they agree with their own party “almost always” or “more than half the time” – and very few agree with the opposing party’s positions. These views are little changed since last year.
About seven-in-ten Republicans (72%) say they agree with the Republican Party almost always (22%) or more than half of the time (51%) on issues; another 21% agree with the party “about half of the time,” while just 7% agree “less than half of the time” or “almost never.”
Among Democrats, there is a similar level of agreement with the party’s positions: 73% say they agree with the party almost always or more than half the time.
Republicans and Democrats mostly but not always  | agree with their party's issues positions  | % political who say they tend to agree with the positions of their party on  | political issues a  | Agree with the Republican Party  | Almost More than half About half Less than half  | Almost  | of the time  | of the time  | of the time  | always  | never  | Republican  | 22  | 51  | 21  | Cons  | 26  | 52  | 17  | Mod/Lib  | 11  | 45  | 30  | Agree with the Democra ric Party  | More than half  | About half  | Less thanhalf  | Almost  | Almost  | of the time  | of the time  | of the time  | always  | never  | Democrat  | 18  | 25  | 48  | Cons/ Mod  | 25  | 17  | 46  | 13  | Libera  | 32  | 51  | Note: Don' 'tl know/No response notshown.  | Source: Don' Survey know/No conducted response Aug 8-21, notshown. 2017.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 