Six in 10 Republicans say their side is winning in politics, while nearly nine in 10 Democrats say they’re losing, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
The January poll highlights a 50-point partisan gap — the widest Pew has recorded in a decade of asking the question.
Overall, 33% of Americans say their side has been winning more often than losing on the issues that matter to them. That figure remains lower than the share who say their side is losing, but it marks the highest “winning” percentage measured during or since the Biden administration.
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 60% say their side is winning more often than losing. Majorities of Republicans expressed similar views in 2020 (69%) and 2019 (54%), during President Donald Trump’s first term.
By contrast, just 10% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents now say their side is winning. That is the lowest mark for either party since Pew first asked the question in spring 2016.
During President Joe Biden’s term, no more than 36% of Democrats said they felt their side was winning more often than losing.
The findings come about a year into Trump’s second term, with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress.
The survey of U.S. adults was conducted Jan. 20-26.
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