![]() But what about people who aren’t partisan?įor those who don’t identify with either party, there is the question of what it would take to push them toward one in particular. Very few on either side said the other party makes them feel hopeful, enthusiastic, or proud. Seven percent of Republicans also said their party makes them afraid and/or angry. Over a third of conservative participants said their own party makes them frustrated, compared to only 13 percent of Democrats. According to the study, Republicans are more likely to say that they feel frustration with their party more than enthusiasm or pride. When it comes to the Republican party, their internal struggles far outweigh those of the Democrats. Only about 31 percent of Democrats and 27 percent of Republicans say it would be harder to get along with a new neighbor if they found out they were of the other party. However, this is not necessarily having an impact on the relationships partisans have with each other. According to the study, most Republicans (59 percent) believe that they are more hardworking than their Democratic counterparts.Ī similar number of Republicans (65 percent) and Democrats (63 percent) said that when talking to someone of the other party, they find that they have less in common than they originally thought. Following closed-minded, fewer Democrats found Republicans to be dishonest (42 percent), immoral (35 percent), and unintelligent (33 percent).Ĭlosed-mindedness also topped the list for Republican descriptors of Democrats at 52 percent, followed by immoral (47 percent), lazy (46 percent), and dishonest (45 percent). 70 percent of Democrats described Republicans as "closed-minded." According to the study, as many as 67 percent of Democrats said that those in their party were more open-minded than other Americans. One of the most interesting parts of the study focuses on the words that Democrats and Republicans use to describe one another. The Pew Research Center found that partisans’ views of the other party - and of their own - are less than idyllic in a new study released on Wednesday.Īccording to the study, for the first time since 1992, "majorities in both parties express not just unfavorable but very unfavorable views of the other party." Such negative views have led to feelings of fear and anger and more than a few unkind feelings toward the other party. Perhaps unsurprisingly - as a high-profile partisan debate over gun control measures has gripped Congress - a new study finds that polarization among individuals is at its highest in 25 years. ![]()
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