Growing partisan gap in views of whether Islam encourages violence % who say the Islamicreligion is more likely than others to encourage violence among its believers
Perceptions about the relationship between Islam and violence also have not changed significantly since last year – though these opinions, already politically polarized, have become even more so. Currently, 46% say the Islamic religion is more likely than others to encourage violence among its believers; about as many (45%) say the Islamic religion does not encourage violence more than other religions.
Growing partisan gap in views of  | whether Islam encourages violence  | % who say the Islamicreligion is more likely than others  | to encourage violence among its believers  | Republican  | 68  | 45  | independent  | 33  | 30  | 26  | Democrat  | 22  | 02  | 00  | 06  | 08  | 10  | 12  | 14 15  | Source Survev conducted Dec 8-13 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 