Partisan Differences in Interest in Clinton Emails, Netanyahu
Two stories drew far more interest from Republicans than Democrats: 34% of Republicans followed reports about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email address as secretary of state very closely, compared with just 16% of Democrats. Similarly, about twice as many Republicans (34%) as Democrats (18%) closely followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress last Tuesday.
There are smaller partisan differences in interest in the week’s other stories. For instance, comparable percentages of Democrats (26%) and Republicans (22%) paid very close attention to arguments at the Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act; 30% of Democrats and 24% of Republicans very closely followed news about the Department of Justice report on race and policing in Ferguson, Mo.
Partisan Differences in Interest in  | Clinton Emails, Netanyahu  | % following each story very closely  | Republican Democrat  | 34  | Hillary Clinton's private  | R+18  | email as sec of state  | 16  | 34  | Israeli PM Netanyahu's  | R+16  | speech to Congress  | 18  | 19  | Boston Marathon  | R+4  | bombing trial  | 15  | 30  | R+3  | U.S economic news  | 27  | 22  | Supreme Court  | D+4  | arguments Supreme about ACA  | 26  | 24  | DOJ's report Ferguson on race  | D+6  | and policing in Ferguson  | 30  | Survey conducted March5-8, 2015.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 