it<u+2019>s harder for clinton supporters to respect trump backers than vice versa john gramlich, pew research, november 1, 2016 given the rancorous tone and often highly personal nature of this year<u+2019>s presidential campaign, supporters of hillary clinton and donald trump might be expected to hold similarly negative views of one another. but a new pew research center survey finds that clinton backers<u+2013>particularly highly educated ones<u+2013>have more difficulty respecting trump supporters than the other way around. nearly six-in-ten registered voters who back clinton (58%) say they have a <u+201c>hard time<u+201d> respecting someone who supports trump for president; 40% say they have <u+201c>no trouble<u+201d> with it. nearly the opposite is true among trump supporters, with 56% saying they have no trouble respecting someone who backs clinton and 40% saying they do have trouble with it. among clinton supporters, those with a college degree have a harder time respecting someone who prefers trump than those who have not graduated from college. about two-thirds (66%) of college graduates who back clinton say they have a hard time, compared with a narrower majority (53%) among clinton supporters who have not completed college. white women who back clinton also are particularly likely to say they have difficulty respecting those who favor trump: 68% say this, compared with a smaller share of white men (59%) and fewer nonwhites. 




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it<u+2019>s harder for clinton supporters to respect trump backers than vice versa
henry wolff