By Lydia Saad - Posted at Gallup News:
Story Highlights- Republicans’ lead as party trusted more to keep country safe has shrunk
- Parties now tied in views of which is better for keeping country prosperous
- Americans tend to like GOP on issues, Democrats on political values
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans continue to see the Republican Party as better than the Democratic Party for protecting the U.S. from international threats, 48% to 41%, though the margin has narrowed since last year. However, the same survey, which began before the government shutdown and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, also finds the GOP has lost its advantage as the party better for keeping the country prosperous.
In both cases, Republicans’ weaker position is mainly the result of fewer Americans than a year ago preferring the Republican Party for these responsibilities, not because of increased confidence in the Democratic Party to handle them.
The latest results are from Gallup’s annual Governance Poll, conducted Sept. 2-16.
In the same poll, the parties are closely matched in overall favorability, with both seeing some slippage in their ratings since last fall. Republicans are now viewed favorably by 40% of U.S. adults, compared with 43% in September 2024. Democrats’ current 37% favorable rating is down from 42%.
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