Gallup Poll: Agriculture Unites Republicans & Democrats, Receives Third Highest Rating

Both Republicans and Democrats share a generally positive view of farming and agriculture, according to a new Gallup survey. Agriculture and farming were popular most among Republicans, who considered it more positive than any other business and industry. Two thirds of the Republicans surveyed gave positive ratings to the industry compared to 57% of Democrats.

Rick Newman wrote for Yahoo! Finance that Americans gave many industries an approval boost this year, including restaurants, computers, the Internet and even Uncle Sam.

“On the whole, in fact, Americans seem considerably less cranky toward most industries than they were just a couple years ago. Imagine that: An improving economy makes everyone more popular,” Newman wrote.

When broken down by age, agriculture was rated positively across the ages. From Americans between the ages of 18 and 29, 62% gave the industry a positive ranking, compared to 57% of those aged between 30 and 49 years and 61% of participants aged 50 years or older.

Farming and Agriculture also received an eight point gain in total positive ratings over 2012. Farming and Agriculture had the third highest rating with 60% total positive, 21% neutral and 18% total negative.