Most Trusted Branch of Government (November 2015)

Most Trusted Branch of Government (November 2015)

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categorycolumn-1
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch18%
The President, the executive branch18%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch24%
Don't know40%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch6%9%30%
The President, the executive branch41%8%1%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch23%34%23%
Don't know30%49%45%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch29%19%38%
The President, the executive branch2%2%0%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch26%30%18%
Don't know44%49%44%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch2%6%8%
The President, the executive branch33%32%50%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch35%24%17%
Don't know31%38%24%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch6%6%31%
The President, the executive branch42%20%4%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch28%27%20%
Don't know24%46%44%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch24%33%35%
The President, the executive branch7%2%5%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch32%20%12%
Don't know36%46%48%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch7%7%3%
The President, the executive branch35%43%48%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch38%24%27%
Don't know20%27%22%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch6%31%35%
The President, the executive branch43%1%1%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch25%28%16%
Don't know27%40%49%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch21%11%17%
The President, the executive branch11%46%18%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch25%12%26%
Don't know42%31%39%

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categoryMaleFemale
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch24%13%
The President, the executive branch18%17%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch23%25%
Don't know35%45%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch13%21%18%
The President, the executive branch22%18%10%
The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch24%25%21%
Don't know40%36%51%

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