Little Change in Views of the Parties Among Partisans % who have a favorable opinion of... Republican Party
Comparable percentages of Democrats (85%) and Republicans (81%) view their own party favorably, and members of both parties give very low ratings to the opposing party. More independents have a favorable impression of the Democratic Party (41%) than the Republican Party (33%).
Little Change in Views of the Parties Among Partisans  | % who have a favorable opinion of...  | Republican Party  | Democratic Party  | Democrats  | Republicans  | 85%  | 81%  | 79  | 79  | 86 87 85  | 87  | 8  | 78  | 70  | Independents  | Independents  | 4139 38  | 41%  | 39  | 37  | 38  | 32  | 31  | 38 31 3331 34  | 33%  | Republicans  | Democrats  | 11%  | 10  | 21  | 15 11 1112 14  | 13% 14  | 10  | 10  | Jan Jun  | Oct  | Mar  | Oct  | Jan  | Jun Oct  | Mar  | Oct  | 2013 2013 2013 2014  | 2014 2013 2013 2013 2014  | 2014  | Survey conducted Oct 15-20, 2014. Based on general public.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 