Republicans More Pessimistic About Recovery Economic conditions in country today are
As a whole, Republicans are more bearish about the national economy than Democrats. Just 16% of Republicans rated the economy as excellent or good in our May survey, compared with 36% of Democrats. And Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the economy isn’t recovering. One-in-three Republicans (33%) said the economy wasn’t recovering at all, compared with 7% of Democrats. In a January survey, more Republicans (63%) than Democrats (47%) said they were falling behind financially.
Republicans More Pessimistic About Recovery  | Economic conditions in country today are  | Not re cove ring Recovering strongly  | Re covering,  | atall  | Recovering strongly  | but not strongly  | TOTAL  | 19% 11%  | 68%  | Republican  | 33  | 5  | 61  | 19  | 72  | Democrat  | 22  | Independent  | 9  | 68  | Source: Survey conducted Jan 7-11, 2015.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 