Increasing shares of partisans see members of the other party as ‘closed-minded’ and ‘immoral’ | Pew Research Center

October 10, 2019

2. How partisans view each other

Increasing shares of partisans see members of the other party as ‘closed-minded’ and ‘immoral’

Increasing shares of partisans see members of the other party as ‘closed-minded’ and ‘immoral’

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2. How partisans view each other
Most Republicans and Democrats view each other as more closed-minded than other Americans
Increasing shares of partisans see members of the other party as ‘closed-minded’ and ‘immoral’
How partisans view members of their own party
Politics aside, majorities of Republicans and Democrats say people in the opposing party do not share many of their other values and goals
Republicans and Democrats have both grown warmer toward members of their own parties
Majorities of Republicans and Democrats now offer ‘very cold’ ratings of members of the other party
‘Leaners’ are slightly less cold to the other party than partisans, substantially less warm to their own party
Partisans increasingly view their own party warmly and the other party coldly
Very cold feelings toward opposing party higher among Democratic college grads, non-college Republicans
Politically attentive are coldest to the other party, warmest to their own