Declining share of Democrats say they like elected officials who compromise % compromises who say they like people elected they officials disagree who make compromises they with people they disagree with
Democrats have grown less positive about elected officials who compromise. In the past, Democrats were more likely than Republicans to have positive views of elected officials who make compromises, but that is no longer true. Today, nearly equal shares in both parties (46% of Democrats and 44% of Republicans) say “they like elected officials who make compromises with people they disagree with.” As recently as last year, Democrats were 23 percentage points more likely than Republicans to have positive views of elected officials who compromise.
Declining share of Democrats say they  | like elected officials who compromise  | % compromises who say they like people elected they officials disagree who make  | compromises they with people they disagree with  | 69  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Total  | 46  | 46%  | 46  | 44  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 31%  | 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018  | Note: Don Survey tknow ofl. responses notshown.  | Source: Survey ofl. S. adults conducted Mar 7-14. 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 