A new report shows Americans think Democrats would do a lot better than Republicans on a number of domestic issues.
A Pew Research report shows Democrats score better than Republicans on their perceived ability to deal with a number of issues. Here’s the breakdown and party advantage in their latest survey:
- Government spending – Democrats +8
- Immigration – Democrats +11
- Foreign Policy – Democrats +13
- Education – Democrats +16
- Health Care – Democrats +19
- Abortion – Democrats +20
- Environment – Democrats +31
Republicans score high on five issues in the survey:
- Terrorist threat – Republicans +12
- Gun policy – Republicans +5
- Economy – Republicans +3
- Trade – Republicans +3
- Taxes – Republicans +1
The Democratic Party holds sizable advantages over the Republican Party on a number of major issues. More say the Democratic Party could do a better job than the GOP when it comes to dealing with the environment (59% to 28%), abortion and contraception (53% to 33%), health care (54% to 35%) and education policy (52% to 36%). It is also favored over the GOP on foreign policy (49% to 36%), immigration (50% to 39%) and government spending (48% to 40%).
On just one issue does the Republican Party have a significant edge: About half (48%) of the public says the Republican Party can better deal with the terrorist threat at home; 36% say the Democratic Party could do a better job.
