Affordable Care Act Favorability (June 2017)

Affordable Care Act Favorability (June 2017)

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categoryTotal
Very favorable14%
Somewhat favorable25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%
Somewhat unfavorable8%
Very unfavorable41%
Don't know/no opinion4%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable30%5%1%
Somewhat favorable48%12%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%11%6%
Somewhat unfavorable5%5%12%
Very unfavorable3%60%73%
Don't know/no opinion4%7%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable24%21%39%
Somewhat favorable61%47%41%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%12%11%
Somewhat unfavorable5%7%3%
Very unfavorable1%5%3%
Don't know/no opinion0%8%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable1%0%2%
Somewhat favorable7%10%2%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%9%2%
Somewhat unfavorable10%20%9%
Very unfavorable73%57%84%
Don't know/no opinion1%3%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable32%10%4%
Somewhat favorable50%28%7%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%14%6%
Somewhat unfavorable3%9%12%
Very unfavorable4%30%70%
Don't know/no opinion2%10%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable18%30%48%
Somewhat favorable58%54%37%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%12%5%
Somewhat unfavorable7%1%2%
Very unfavorable5%2%4%
Don't know/no opinion2%1%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable3%2%6%
Somewhat favorable15%6%4%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%5%6%
Somewhat unfavorable25%12%4%
Very unfavorable44%74%79%
Don't know/no opinion3%1%1%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable33%2%0%
Somewhat favorable48%4%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%7%4%
Somewhat unfavorable4%17%6%
Very unfavorable2%68%85%
Don't know/no opinion3%2%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable8%30%18%
Somewhat favorable21%33%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable5%17%16%
Somewhat unfavorable9%6%8%
Very unfavorable55%8%23%
Don't know/no opinion1%6%8%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable13%15%
Somewhat favorable26%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%10%
Somewhat unfavorable8%8%
Very unfavorable44%38%
Don't know/no opinion2%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable20%13%7%
Somewhat favorable31%25%13%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%9%9%
Somewhat unfavorable9%8%6%
Very unfavorable25%42%63%
Don't know/no opinion5%3%2%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable21%11%14%13%
Somewhat favorable35%29%22%16%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%10%6%10%
Somewhat unfavorable8%10%7%9%
Very unfavorable22%35%46%51%
Don't know/no opinion5%5%3%1%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable6%15%13%17%12%19%
Somewhat favorable9%20%25%28%28%26%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable28%9%10%10%6%7%
Somewhat unfavorable2%10%6%9%10%7%
Very unfavorable35%41%44%31%43%39%
Don't know/no opinion19%5%2%4%2%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable13%7%21%23%
Somewhat favorable14%25%31%43%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%12%5%6%
Somewhat unfavorable8%10%9%5%
Very unfavorable52%41%32%21%
Don't know/no opinion4%4%3%2%

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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 favorable13%9%24%
Somewhat favorable12%21%43%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%7%7%
Somewhat unfavorable10%10%5%
Very unfavorable47%51%20%
Don't know/no opinion6%2%1%

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