more favorable toward GOP % who have afavorable view of the Republican
The improvement in the Republican Party’s favorability rating is most pronounced among independents who lean toward the GOP. In the wake of Trump’s victory, about seven-in-ten Republican leaners (72%) have a favorable opinion of the GOP, which is up 15 points since October and 29 points since April.
Republicans are about as favorable toward their party today (83%) as they were in October (82%), though ratings have improved 15 points since the spring. Democratic views of the GOP have also ticked more positive than in recent months, though just 20% of Democrats and 27% of Democratic leaners view the Republican Party favorably.
While overall ratings of the Democratic Party are unchanged since the fall, there have been shifts in views among subgroups over this period. Favorable views of the Democratic Party are down slightly among Democrats (88% today, from 94% in October), but they are unchanged among Democratic leaners. Both Republicans (up 8 points) and Republican leaners (up 9 points) are somewhat more likely to rate the Democratic Party favorably today than they were in October.
Republican-leaning independents now  | more favorable toward GOP  | % who have afavorable view of the  | Republican Party  | Republican  | 92  | 83  | 81  | 72  | Lean Republican  | Lean Democrat  | 35  | 27  | 24  | 20  | Democrat  | OO  | 08  | 16 17  | 04  | 12  | Democratic Party  | Democrat  | 88  | 91  | 79  | 73  | Lean Democrat  | Lean Republican  | 26 34 Apr  | 30  | 26  | Annow 19  | Republican  | 00  | 12  | 16 17  | 04  | 08  | Note: Don' Survey tknow responses notshown Q50  | Source Survey conducted Jan. 49. 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 