Many Democrats describe their party negatively
Percentage of Democrats who used words to describe the Democratic Party that were categorized as negative, positive, or another category.
Weak
Other
Negative attributes
35%
Generally good
For the people
Don't know
33%
Other
Ineffective
Liberal
Generally bad
Positive attributes
23%
Don't know
9%
Below 5%
Negative
attributes
Other
Positive
attributes
Don't know
Weak
Other
For the people
35%
Generally good
Don't know
Ineffective
33%
Liberal
Generally bad
23%
Below
5%
9%
Methods: Results based on interviews with 1,437 U.S. adults conducted July 10-14, 2025. The margin of error is ±3.6 percentage points for the full sample. Respondents were asked to share the first word or phrase that came to mind when they thought of the Republican and Democratic parties, which were then sorted into broad categories, including negative and positive attributes. Categories that included fewer than 5% of responses were not labeled on the chart.
Source: The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Graphic by: Hyojin Yoo
