Tea Party Influence (June 2018)

Tea Party Influence (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
Too much influence30%
Too little influence26%
The right amount of influence16%
Don't know28%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much influence52%33%8%
Too little influence13%18%41%
The right amount of influence11%13%22%
Don't know24%36%29%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much influence60%31%57%
Too little influence6%24%11%
The right amount of influence12%11%10%
Don't know21%34%21%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much influence10%7%8%
Too little influence54%36%37%
The right amount of influence16%19%27%
Don't know20%38%29%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much influence65%25%10%
Too little influence10%22%39%
The right amount of influence7%11%24%
Don't know19%42%27%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much influence59%62%72%
Too little influence9%9%10%
The right amount of influence7%10%3%
Don't know24%19%14%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much influence14%10%8%
Too little influence32%40%41%
The right amount of influence19%23%28%
Don't know34%27%24%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too much influence58%15%1%
Too little influence12%22%83%
The right amount of influence9%31%11%
Don't know21%33%5%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much influence31%32%25%
Too little influence27%16%29%
The right amount of influence18%14%14%
Don't know24%39%32%

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categoryMaleFemale
Too much influence30%30%
Too little influence32%21%
The right amount of influence18%14%
Don't know20%36%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much influence35%31%19%
Too little influence22%25%36%
The right amount of influence15%17%15%
Don't know28%28%31%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much influence34%25%29%33%
Too little influence22%21%27%34%
The right amount of influence11%19%17%14%
Don't know33%35%27%20%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much influence10%24%31%20%34%49%
Too little influence19%27%28%24%28%22%
The right amount of influence11%18%12%17%18%14%
Don't know60%30%29%38%21%15%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much influence22%24%34%55%
Too little influence27%33%22%13%
The right amount of influence22%12%11%10%
Don't know29%30%33%22%

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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
Too much influence17%26%56%
Too little influence30%33%12%
The right amount of influence20%16%10%
Don't know34%25%22%

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