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Americans Admit: Our Political Parties Suck
A majority of Americans hold unfavorable views of both major political parties. So now what?
Respected polling firms Pew Research and Gallup both released studies this year showing that a majority of Americans are increasingly fed up with the two major political parties. In fact, the dissatisfaction is only getting worse since 2019. Is this finally an acknowledgement that having two dominant parties that increasingly do not represent our interests is tearing us apart?
Republicans Viewed More Unfavorable Than Democrats
The Pew study, published in August, shows that Republicans have a 61% unfavorable rating, while the Democrats trail just behind at 57%. Republican favorability has declined to 37%, while Democratic Party favorability has dropped to 41%.
The study dove even deeper into how people feel about the party for which they normally support and the opposition party. It found that those who identify as either Republican or Democrat still overwhelmingly view their own party in a positive light, and the have an overwhelmingly negative view of the opposition party. 89% of both groups view their own party favorably. 96% of Republicans view the Democratic Party unfavorably, and 92% of Democrats view the Republican Party unfavorably. But this is what happens when…
