Democrats & Republicans Have Diverging Opinions About the CDC 💉

What we’re showing

The net favorability ratings of 16 federal government agencies, based on the respondents’ party affiliation. To find this data, Pew Research Center surveyed more than 10,701 adults, between March 13-19, 2023.

Key takeaway

The partisan divide in America has also hit how positively Democrats and Republicans feel about key government agencies. The division is deepest for the CDC, the EPA and the Department of Education, where the difference in net favorability is as high as 70–100 points.

How was this data collected?

Pew Research recruited respondents for their survey panel through a national, random sampling of residential addresses. The panel is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population. Please see their methodology page (linked in the source) for more details.

What is net favorability?

For example: 80% of the Democrats rated the CDC “favorable” and 15% rated it “unfavorable.” The CDC’s net favorability rating with Democrats is 65.