Democratic Party Favorability (October 2016)

Democratic Party Favorability (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Very favorable14%
Somewhat favorable18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%
Somewhat unfavorable9%
Very unfavorable42%
Don't know/No opinion4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable34%2%1%
Somewhat favorable42%4%1%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%26%6%
Somewhat unfavorable6%13%11%
Very unfavorable2%50%78%
Don't know/No opinion3%4%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable0%0%1%
Somewhat favorable2%3%0%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%13%2%
Somewhat unfavorable13%18%5%
Very unfavorable78%61%88%
Don't know/No opinion1%5%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable17%15%54%
Somewhat favorable40%48%39%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%17%5%
Somewhat unfavorable16%7%1%
Very unfavorable3%4%0%
Don't know/No opinion2%9%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable34%16%4%
Somewhat favorable40%23%4%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%21%5%
Somewhat unfavorable8%10%10%
Very unfavorable4%22%77%
Don't know/No opinion2%9%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable0%3%7%
Somewhat favorable6%6%0%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%4%2%
Somewhat unfavorable19%12%2%
Very unfavorable60%76%89%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable21%36%43%
Somewhat favorable47%44%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%11%9%
Somewhat unfavorable8%6%9%
Very unfavorable5%4%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable34%1%3%
Somewhat favorable43%2%1%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%10%7%
Somewhat unfavorable6%14%5%
Very unfavorable1%73%85%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable8%39%18%
Somewhat favorable11%42%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%6%20%
Somewhat unfavorable11%3%8%
Very unfavorable56%5%28%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable14%14%
Somewhat favorable15%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%13%
Somewhat unfavorable10%9%
Very unfavorable47%38%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable18%12%14%
Somewhat favorable27%17%8%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%11%7%
Somewhat unfavorable8%11%9%
Very unfavorable24%47%56%
Don't know/No opinion6%2%6%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable11%17%14%13%
Somewhat favorable21%19%17%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%16%9%5%
Somewhat unfavorable17%13%6%5%
Very unfavorable25%30%51%60%
Don't know/No opinion7%6%3%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable24%18%10%17%12%12%
Somewhat favorable11%14%18%23%22%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%12%17%15%7%12%
Somewhat unfavorable8%6%11%9%12%11%
Very unfavorable33%45%42%26%45%46%
Don't know/No opinion17%5%2%10%2%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable16%10%12%19%
Somewhat favorable14%19%18%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%12%15%17%
Somewhat unfavorable6%12%13%9%
Very unfavorable50%45%32%25%
Don't know/No opinion3%3%8%4%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Very favorable15%13%14%
Somewhat favorable17%14%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%9%17%
Somewhat unfavorable5%12%12%
Very unfavorable48%51%27%
Don't know/No opinion4%1%2%

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