Democratic Party Favorability (August 2022)

Democratic Party Favorability (August 2022)

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Very favorable16%
Somewhat favorable23%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%
Somewhat unfavorable8%
Very unfavorable41%
Don't know/No opinion1%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable35%2%1%
Somewhat favorable43%6%8%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%19%5%
Somewhat unfavorable7%21%7%
Very unfavorable2%47%78%
Don't know/No opinion1%5%0%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable12%14%55%
Somewhat favorable44%59%36%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%16%8%
Somewhat unfavorable18%9%0%
Very unfavorable6%2%0%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%0%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable0%0%3%
Somewhat favorable10%12%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%9%2%
Somewhat unfavorable4%16%3%
Very unfavorable78%62%86%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable35%13%4%
Somewhat favorable40%28%8%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%23%4%
Somewhat unfavorable9%10%7%
Very unfavorable4%23%77%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%0%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable30%36%39%
Somewhat favorable41%42%38%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%11%12%
Somewhat unfavorable15%6%7%
Very unfavorable6%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable7%2%3%
Somewhat favorable13%9%2%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%3%3%
Somewhat unfavorable13%8%2%
Very unfavorable59%78%90%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%0%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable11%36%18%
Somewhat favorable18%31%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%20%12%
Somewhat unfavorable8%5%9%
Very unfavorable54%7%31%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%3%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Very favorable15%16%
Somewhat favorable22%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%15%
Somewhat unfavorable9%8%
Very unfavorable47%35%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable26%13%7%
Somewhat favorable29%21%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%11%7%
Somewhat unfavorable7%9%10%
Very unfavorable23%45%57%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%0%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable13%12%17%19%
Somewhat favorable33%26%18%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%14%9%5%
Somewhat unfavorable8%16%5%5%
Very unfavorable21%31%50%52%
Don't know/No opinion5%1%1%0%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable12%20%12%15%14%18%
Somewhat favorable22%23%20%19%26%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%11%15%14%8%8%
Somewhat unfavorable14%8%11%11%6%7%
Very unfavorable38%35%40%42%45%42%
Don't know/No opinion1%3%2%0%0%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable18%10%12%21%
Somewhat favorable13%27%31%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%14%10%13%
Somewhat unfavorable5%9%12%11%
Very unfavorable53%38%35%22%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%0%2%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Very favorable19%12%20%7%
Somewhat favorable14%21%35%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%11%13%19%
Somewhat unfavorable6%8%13%3%
Very unfavorable50%48%19%41%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%1%3%

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