--- title: "Appendix: Additional charts" description: "### Republican Party advantage on immigration narrows as public is divided over which party they agree with more on economic issues" date: "2026-07-23" authors: - name: "Andrew Daniller" job_title: "Research Associate" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andrew-daniller/" - name: "Andy Cerda" job_title: "Research Analyst" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andy-cerda/" - name: "Hannah Hartig" job_title: "Senior Researcher" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/hannah-hartig/" - name: "J. Baxter Oliphant" job_title: "Senior Researcher " link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/baxter-oliphant/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/07/23/2026-midterms-appendix-additional-charts/" categories: - "Demographics & Politics" - "Donald Trump" - "Economy & Work" - "Election 2026" - "Partisanship & Issues" - "Politics & Policy" - "U.S. Elections & Voters" - "Uncategorized" --- # Appendix: Additional charts ### Republican Party advantage on immigration narrows as public is divided over which party they agree with more on economic issues *% who say they agree with the __ on the following policy issues* | | Response | 5/1/16 | 8/1/19 | 1/1/22 | 7/1/22 | 6/1/23 | 9/1/25 | 7/1/26 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Policies to deal with the budget deficit | Agree with Rep Party NET | 32 | | | | 36 | 33 | 31 | | Policies to deal with the budget deficit | Agree with Dem Party NET | 35 | | | | 28 | 29 | 33 | | Policies to deal with the budget deficit | Neither party | 29 | | | | 34 | 37 | 33 | | Policies related to the use of military force | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | | | | 36 | | Policies related to the use of military force | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | | | | 35 | | Policies related to the use of military force | Neither party | | | | | | | 27 | | Policies related to people who are gay, lesbian or transgender | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | 24 | 29 | 35 | 34 | | Policies related to people who are gay, lesbian or transgender | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | 44 | 37 | 37 | 37 | | Policies related to people who are gay, lesbian or transgender | Neither party | | | | 31 | 33 | 26 | 27 | | Policies to deal with crime | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | 37 | 40 | 45 | 43 | | Policies to deal with crime | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | | Policies to deal with crime | Neither party | | | | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | | Policies to deal with the economy | Agree with Rep Party NET | 35 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 36 | | Policies to deal with the economy | Agree with Dem Party NET | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 37 | | Policies to deal with the economy | Neither party | 24 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | | Immigration policy | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | 36 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 41 | | Immigration policy | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | 38 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 36 | | Immigration policy | Neither party | | | 25 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 21 | | Healthcare policy | Agree with Rep Party NET | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | | Healthcare policy | Agree with Dem Party NET | 42 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 42 | | Healthcare policy | Neither party | 22 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 28 | | Abortion policy | Agree with Rep Party NET | 27 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | | Abortion policy | Agree with Dem Party NET | 43 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 42 | | Abortion policy | Neither party | 27 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | | Foreign policy | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | | 37 | | 35 | | Foreign policy | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | | 33 | | 36 | | Foreign policy | Neither party | | | | | 28 | | 28 | | Policies related to the environment and climate | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | | | 31 | 30 | | Policies related to the environment and climate | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | | | 44 | 44 | | Policies related to the environment and climate | Neither party | | | | | | 24 | 24 | | Policies to do with AI | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | | | | | 23 | | Policies to do with AI | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | | | | | 22 | | Policies to do with AI | Neither party | | | | | | | 51 | | Education policy | Agree with Rep Party NET | | | 31 | | 33 | | 32 | | Education policy | Agree with Dem Party NET | | | 39 | | 37 | | 41 | | Education policy | Neither party | | | 28 | | 27 | | 25 | Note: No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026. ### Views of Congress are overwhelmingly unfavorable as Republicans’ views grow more negative *% of have a(n) __ view of Congress* | Date | Total Favorable | Total Unfavorable | Rep/Lean Rep | Dem/Lean Dem | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8/4/2019 | 35 | 64 | 27 | 42 | | 1/19/2020 | 33 | 65 | 25 | 40 | | 8/2/2020 | 35 | 63 | 30 | 40 | | 4/12/2021 | 36 | 61 | 21 | 50 | | 1/17/2022 | 28 | 70 | 18 | 36 | | 8/14/2022 | 31 | 66 | 21 | 40 | | 4/3/2023 | 26 | 72 | 26 | 28 | | 7/16/2023 | 26 | 72 | 26 | 26 | | 12/3/2023 | 23 | 74 | 23 | 24 | | 7/7/2024 | 30 | 68 | 32 | 29 | | 4/13/2025 | 34 | 64 | 47 | 22 | | 8/1/2025 | 32 | 65 | 45 | 20 | | 7/12/2026 | 25 | 72 | 35 | 16 | Note: No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026. ### Democrats more likely than Republicans to say they have given ‘a lot’ of thought to midterms, it ‘really matters’ who wins *% of registered voters who …* | Date | % of registered voters who … | Rep/Lean Rep | Dem/Lean Dem | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | July 2026 | Say it really matters whichparty wins control of Congress | 60 | 70 | | Aug 2022 | Say it really matters whichparty wins control of Congress | 72 | 69 | | Aug 2018 | Say it really matters whichparty wins control of Congress | 66 | 72 | | July 2026 | Have given a lot of thoughtto the congressional elections | 22 | 39 | | Aug 2022 | Have given a lot of thoughtto the congressional elections | 41 | 34 | Note: Based on registered voters. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 6-12, 2026. --- **Next:** [Acknowledgments](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/07/23/2026-midterms-acknowledgments.md)