Little Difference in How Republicans, Democrats View Their 2016 Fields % saying they have excellent/good impression of the candidates they running for their party's nomination Democantipleconccticall ning voters
Nearly six-in-ten (57%) Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters say they have an excellent or good impression of their party’s presidential candidates. That compares with 54% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters who have positive impressions of the Democratic Party’s candidates.
Republicans are more positive about the GOP field than they were at nearly comparable points in the past two presidential campaigns. In May 2011, 44% of Republicans viewed the field of GOP candidates as excellent or good. In September 2007, 50% gave the presidential candidates positive marks.
Little Difference in How Republicans,  | Democrats View Their 2016 Fields  | % saying they have excellent/good impression of the  | candidates they running for their party's nomination  | Republican/Republica In-lea ning voters  | 57  | 50  | 44  | N/A  | 2007  | 2011  | 2015  | 2003  | Democantipleconccticall ning voters  | 54  | 44  | N/A  | 2003  | 2007  | 2011  | 2015  | Survey conducted May 12-18 2015 Based on registered voters  | Eachyear shows earliest pointq uestion was asked.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 