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favorability · 345 polls · 2 sources · updated Jun 7

Republican Party — favorability

favorable
40.5
±0.0 vs 7d
unfavorable
56.9
±0.0 vs 7d
Net
−16.4
30-day Δ
−0.3
1-year Δ
−0.5
Series low
34.6
Series high
42.1
Last 90 days · favorable
40.5
Within series envelope2017 → today
LOW 34.6 · Jan 23AVG 38.2HIGH 42.1 · Feb 14
What's moving
Verified

Republican Party — favorability: The most recent reading, from YouGov (field end June 8, 2026), put the party at 41% favorable and 56% unfavorable, with 3% unsure [1]. An earlier Marquette Law School Poll (May 26, 2026) recorded 37.9% favorable and 59.6% unfavorable [2]. Compared with YouGov's reading from roughly 30 days earlier (May 11, 2026), which showed 39% favorable and 58% unfavorable, favorability is up 2 points and unfavorability down 2 points [1]. Across YouGov's 2026 surveys, favorable ratings have held in the high-30s-to-low-40s range while unfavorable ratings have stayed at or above 56%.

favorable over time

LOESS CONSENSUS
345 polls
BIAS-CORRECTED
House effects removed
INDIVIDUAL POLLS
raw readings
EVENT
curated
TRUMPBIDENTRUMP 230%35%40%45%50%55%2021 · January 6 Capitol att…2024 · 2024 victoryRAW 40.5CORR 41.820172019202120242026

By administration

Average favorable during each presidency, from the smoothed series.

Trump · 20172021
38%
avg favorable
Biden · 20212025
39%
+1pp vs Trump
Trump 2 · 2025now
41%
+2pp vs Biden

Who's divided

favorable by subgroup · latest crosstabs from YouGov (6/7/2026).

81pp
Party divides Americans most on this topic.
republican 87% favorable · democrat 6% · widest spread of any dimension
Dimension
0% favorablePOP AVG 40%100%
Spread
party
3 subgroups
democrat 6
independent 23
republican 87
81pp
race
4 subgroups
white 46
black 18
hispanic 35
other 38
28pp
age
4 subgroups
18-29 30
30-44 39
45-64 44
65+ 46
16pp
education
4 subgroups
hs or less 49
some college 39
college grad 34
postgrad 39
15pp
gender
2 subgroups
male 45
female 38
7pp

The party gap over time

Democrats and Republicans are 81 points apart today — 11pp wider than in 2017.

democrat6%independent23%republican87%FAVORABLE % BY SUBGROUP
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%2019202120232025DEM 6IND 23REP 87

What's changed

2017
Series begins — Trump takes office
37%
2021
January 6 Capitol attack
37%
2024
2024 victory
41%