Many Republicans describe their party positively
Percentage of Republicans who used words to describe the Republican Party that were categorized as negative, positive, or another category.
Generally good
Conservative
Positive attributes
41%
Pro-America
Other
Don't know
Generally bad
32%
Other
Common sense
Greedy
United
For the people
Negative
attributes
19%
Don't know
8%
Below 5%
Other
Don't know
Positive
attributes
Negative
attributes
Generally good
Conservative
Pro-America
35%
Other
Don't know
Generally bad
Common sense
33%
Greedy
United
For the people
23%
9%
Below
5%
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
