More than four-in-ten Republicans rate themselves as more conservative than their party % identifying as
Majorities in both parties view the other party as closer to the ideological extreme than the center. Nearly six-in-ten Democrats (58%) place the Republican Party at one of the three most conservative points on the scale (0-2), while 69% of Republicans place the Democratic Party on the most liberal points (8-10).
Among Republicans, 71% place themselves at least one point away from where they place the GOP on an ideological scale of zero to 10. They are more likely to consider themselves to the right of the party than its left. More than four-in-ten Republicans (44%) identify as more conservative than their party, with 19% putting themselves at least three points to the right. Fewer Republicans (28%) rate themselves as more liberal than the GOP.
More than four-in-ten Republicans rate themselves as  | more conservative than their party  | % identifying as  | relative to own party  | Much more Somewhat  | Somewhat  | Much more  | Same  | liberal  | more lib.  | more conserv.  | conserv.  | Republican  | 21  | 28  | 25  | 19  | Democrat  | 9  | 26  | 33  | 20  | 10  | Note: Respondents placed 10 themselves and both parties on 0-10 points lideological scale with Oas  | most conservative and 10 as mostliberal. Those atleastthree points away from their parties  | are considered "much more liberal or conservative; those one or two points awayare  | considered somewhat more" ideological.  | Source: Survey cond lucted March 2-28 and April 5-May2 2016  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 