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title: "Table 3.11 Views of MSNBC/FOX"
description: "QA29a/b: Your overall opinion of… These questions are discussed in Section 3 of the report. MSNBC Fox News Favorable % Unfavorable % Favorable % Unfavorable % (N) TOTAL 34 20 42 24 3,341 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 21 37 59 9 1,340 Dem/Dem lean 45 7 32 39 1,572 PARTY ID Republican 22 38 64 […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/views-of-msnbcfox-table/"
---

# Table 3.11 Views of MSNBC/FOX

QA29a/b: Your overall opinion of...

These questions are discussed in [Section 3](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-3-political-polarization-and-personal-life/#polarized-views-of-cable-news) of the report.

|  | MSNBC | Fox News |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  | Favorable % | Unfavorable % | Favorable % | Unfavorable % | (N) |

|  |

| TOTAL | 34 | 20 | 42 | 24 | 3,341 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 21 | 37 | 59 | 9 | 1,340 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 45 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 1,572 |
****
| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 22 | 38 | 64 | 6 | 788 |

| Democrat | 49 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 1,036 |

| Independent | 30 | 20 | 39 | 25 | 1,320 |

| Lean Republican | 19 | 37 | 53 | 12 | 552 |

| Lean Democrat | 38 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 536 |
****
| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY |

| Consistently conservative | 10 | 71 | 74 | 5 | 347 |

| Mostly conservative | 20 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 625 |

| Mixed | 38 | 13 | 45 | 17 | 1,179 |

| Mostly liberal | 41 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 698 |

| Consistently liberal | 45 | 9 | 8 | 73 | 492 |
****
| SEX |

| Men | 32 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 1,631 |

| Women | 37 | 14 | 41 | 23 | 1,710 |
****
| AGE |

| 18-49 | 36 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 1,336 |

| 50+ | 33 | 23 | 49 | 22 | 1,960 |
****
| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 30 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 483 |

| 30-49 | 39 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 853 |

| 50-64 | 31 | 23 | 47 | 23 | 1,028 |

| 65+ | 36 | 23 | 52 | 20 | 932 |
****
| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 33 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 692 |

| Men 50+ | 30 | 31 | 51 | 23 | 922 |

| Women 18-49 | 38 | 12 | 36 | 25 | 644 |

| Women 50+ | 35 | 16 | 48 | 21 | 1,038 |
****
| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 29 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 2,407 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 50 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 348 |

| Hispanic | 46 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 301 |
****
| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 30 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 1,378 |

| Post grad | 28 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 491 |

| College grad | 30 | 24 | 33 | 38 | 887 |

| Some college | 31 | 21 | 41 | 23 | 977 |

| HS or less | 40 | 15 | 52 | 14 | 972 |
****
| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 27 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 1,020 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 33 | 19 | 42 | 24 | 1,026 |

| <$30,000 | 42 | 11 | 47 | 18 | 971 |
****
| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 33 | 22 | 49 | 17 | 1,673 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 24 | 31 | 56 | 11 | 624 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 32 | 22 | 44 | 21 | 583 |

| Total Catholic | 39 | 19 | 45 | 20 | 715 |

| White NH Cath. | 29 | 23 | 40 | 25 | 496 |

| Unaffiliated | 33 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 591 |
****
| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 32 | 24 | 51 | 17 | 1,270 |

| Less than weekly | 36 | 17 | 38 | 28 | 2,031 |
****
| REGION |

| Northeast | 37 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 606 |

| Midwest | 31 | 18 | 44 | 21 | 724 |

| South | 35 | 21 | 47 | 22 | 1,240 |

| West | 34 | 18 | 38 | 28 | 771 |
****
| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 17 | 45 | 61 | 9 | 721 |

| Women | 25 | 29 | 57 | 8 | 619 |

| 18-29 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 163 |

| 30-49 | 24 | 37 | 54 | 9 | 315 |

| 50-64 | 16 | 44 | 67 | 6 | 430 |

| 65+ | 21 | 45 | 76 | 6 | 417 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 9 | 64 | 73 | 7 | 555 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 27 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 761 |
****
| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 46 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 709 |

| Women | 45 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 863 |

| 18-29 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 240 |

| 30-49 | 50 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 409 |

| 50-64 | 46 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 467 |

| 65+ | 52 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 441 |
****
| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 26 | 31 | 43 | 27 | 1,177 |

| Women | 32 | 16 | 39 | 25 | 1,230 |

| 18-29 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 274 |

| 30-49 | 31 | 23 | 37 | 27 | 561 |

| 50-64 | 25 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 761 |

| 65+ | 32 | 27 | 53 | 20 | 790 |

| College grad | 25 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 1,091 |

| Some college or less | 30 | 22 | 45 | 19 | 1,311 |

| College grad men | 24 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 566 |

| College grad women | 27 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 525 |

| Some col or less men | 27 | 28 | 46 | 21 | 609 |

| Some col or less women | 34 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 702 |

| $75,000+ | 25 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 839 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 29 | 22 | 42 | 23 | 760 |

| <$30,000 | 34 | 16 | 42 | 21 | 578 |

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