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A live, side-by-side read on any two topics — trend, demographics, geography, pollster bias and history. Deep-linkable; change either slot to recompare.
How these two compare
VerifiedOn the same net favorability scale, Republican Party sits 1.2 points better than Democratic Party today — and the two have moved in the same direction over the past year (Democratic Party −6.0, Republican Party −1.2). Party divides Americans more sharply on Republican Party (81pp Dem–Rep gap vs 77pp).
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01 · Where they stand
Headline reading
each topic shown in its native metric
Democratic Party — favorability
Favorable
39.3%
Unfavorable
58%
Net
−18.7
345 polls2 pollsters2 sourcessince 2017updated 29d ago
Republican Party — favorability
Favorable
39.8%
Unfavorable
57.3%
Net
−17.5
345 polls2 pollsters2 sourcessince 2017updated 29d ago
Head-to-head · net favorabilityRepublican Party leads by 1.2 pts (-18.7 vs -17.5)
02 · Trend
Movement over time
same metric · directly overlaid
Democratic Partynet favorabilityRepublican Partynet favorability
X-axis
Real values · shared axis · raw polls underlaid
03 · At a glance
Metric-by-metric deltas
missing values render as —
Metric
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Latest reading
39.3 fav
39.8 fav
Net
−26.0
−16.4
7-day Δ
−0.2
±0.0
30-day Δ
−4.3
−0.8
1-year Δ
−6.0
−1.2
Period low
−26.0 · Jun 2026
−25.6 · Jan 2018
Period high
−3.4 · Jul 2019
−11.8 · Dec 2022
Period average
−8.7
−19.0
Total shift
−13.5pp
+3.6pp
Volatility
Low
Low
04 · Who's divided
Demographic polarization
subgroup support on a 0–100% track · ordered by widest spread
DimensionDemocratic Party0—100% · avg ┊Republican Party0—100% · avg ┊
PARTY
Republican Party +4pp wider
Dem 85
Ind 30
Rep 8
77pp
Dem 6
Ind 23
Rep 87
81pp
RACE
Democratic Party +18pp wider
White 34
Black 76
Hisp 47
Other 30
46pp
White 46
Black 18
Hisp 35
Other 38
28pp
AGE
Republican Party +9pp wider
18-29 45
30-44 39
45-64 38
65+ 43
7pp
18-29 30
30-44 39
45-64 44
65+ 46
16pp
EDUCATION
Republican Party +9pp wider
HS or less 41
Some coll 37
College 43
Postgrad 43
6pp
HS or less 49
Some coll 39
College 34
Postgrad 39
15pp
GENDER
Republican Party +2pp wider
Men 38
Women 43
5pp
Men 45
Women 38
7pp
05 · Where
Geographic crosstab
renders only where a 50-state panel exists
Democratic Party
No state-level data for either topic
Geographic crosstabs render only when a 50-state panel exists.
06 · Who measured it
Pollster house effects
dot = signed bias vs that topic's consensus · line joins firms covering both
Democratic Party
No pollster house effects for either topic
House effects need multiple polls per firm.
07 · How it moved
What's changed — merged history
both topics' curated events on one chronological spine
2017
Democratic PartySeries begins — Trump takes office
40%
2017
Republican PartySeries begins — Trump takes office
37%
2020
Democratic PartyBiden wins presidency
46%
2021
Republican PartyJanuary 6 Capitol attack
37%
2024
Democratic Party2024 defeat
40%
2024
Republican Party2024 victory
41%