Rasmussen Survey on the Tea Party Movement and the Budget Debate
Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement?
Inside the numbers:
Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement?
- Yes 21%
- No 70%
- Favorable 36%
- Unfavorable 44%
- Better 32%
- Worse 43%
- No impact 14%
- Undecided 11%
- Yes 29%
- No 55%
- Undecided 16%
Inside the numbers:
Forty-one percent(41%) of Republicans say they are members of the Tea Party, compared to 19% of unaffiliated voters and just four percent (4%) of Democrats.
Men are more likely than women to consider themselves Tea Party members. Voters over 40 are more likely to be members than those who are younger. Twenty-five percent (25%) of whites are members of the group versus only two percent (2%) of blacks.
While 63% of GOP voters hold a favorable opinion of the Tea Party, 75% of Democrats regard the group unfavorably. Unaffiliated voters share that unfavorable opinion by a slim 42% to 38% margin.
While 53% of Democrats view Tea Party members as economic terrorists, 57% of voters not affiliated with either major party disagree, as do 74% of Republicans.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Republicans believe the Tea Party has made things better, while 73% of Democrats feel it has made things worse. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided with 37% saying the Tea Party made things better and 37% worse.
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