Partisans with weaker ties to their party more likely to have unfavorable views of both parties | Pew Research Center

August 5, 2022

1. Rising partisan antipathy; widening party gap in presidential job approval

Partisans with weaker ties to their party more likely to have unfavorable views of both parties

Partisans with weaker ties to their party more likely to have unfavorable views of both parties

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Partisans with weaker ties to their party more likely to have unfavorable views of both parties

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1. Rising partisan antipathy; widening party gap in presidential job approval
Views of Republican, Democratic parties largely stable as public continues to rate both parties unfavorably
Republican and Democratic leaners are nearly as negative about the opposing party as partisans, but far less positive about ‘their’ party
Highly negative views of the opposing party are far more widespread than in the past
Partisan antipathy has significantly increased among partisan leaners in recent years
About a quarter of the public has unfavorable views of both parties
Partisans with weaker ties to their party more likely to have unfavorable views of both parties
Younger adults more likely to hold unfavorable views of both Democratic and Republican parties
Partisan gaps on recent presidents far wider than for their predecessors