There is a huge partisan divide over America's most important government agencies

The partisan between Democrats and Republicans has been growing in the last decade, but one of the more concerning areas where these two sides can't agree is on which government agencies are important.

March 2023 saw the unveiling of some intriguing survey findings by the Pew Research Center that revealed the depth of the partisan divide over the various agencies of the federal government.

Conducted among over ten thousand Americans, the poll delved into public perceptions of 16 of the most important federal government agencies, and it uncovered some unexpected results.

Most Americans had a favorable view of most agencies but the data revealed a partisan divide in how Democrats and Republicans viewed certain government institutions. Let’s take a look at how Americans viewed each of the sixteen government agencies.

“There are wide partisan gaps in Americans’ views of federal agencies. Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party [held] consistently favorable views of all 16 agencies asked about,” Pew’s J. Baxter Oliphant AND Andy Cerda noted. 

On the other hand, Oliphant and Cerda added that “Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party [expressed] more unfavorable than favorable views for 10 of the agencies.”

It is important to note that the data on Democratic and Republican favorability included the answers from respondents who identified themselves as either leaning Democrat or leaning Republican according to a review of the data by the Pew Research Center. 

Overall Favorability: 56%

Democratic Favorability: 31%

Republican Favorability: 80%

Overall Favorability: 55%

Democratic Favorability: 36%

Republican Favorability: 74%

Overall Favorability: 45%

Democratic Favorability: 29%

Republican Favorability: 62%

Overall Favorability: 52%

Democratic Favorability: 35%

Republican Favorability: 67%

Overall Favorability: 55%

Democratic Favorability: 39%

Republican Favorability: 70%

Overall Favorability: 52%

Democratic Favorability: 38% 

Republican Favorability: 65%

Overall Favorability: 42%

Democratic Favorability: 29%

Republican Favorability: 53%

Overall Favorability: 43%

Democratic Favorability: 32%

Republican Favorability: 55%

Overall Favorability: 61%

Democratic Favorability: 52%

Republican Favorability: 70%

Overall Favorability: 46%

Democratic Favorability: 37%

Republican Favorability: 54%

Overall Favorability: 49%

Democratic Favorability: 40%

Republican Favorability: 57%

Overall Favorability: 77%

Democratic Favorability: 73%

Republican Favorability: 82%

Overall Favorability: 51%

Democratic Favorability: 47%

Republican Favorability: 56%

Overall Favorability: 74%

Democratic Favorability: 71%

Republican Favorability: 79%

Overall Favorability: 81%

Democratic Favorability: 81%

Republican Favorability: 84%

Overall Favorability: 56%

Democratic Favorability: 56%

Republican Favorability: 57%

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