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According to a recent Gallup poll, more Americans say news media generally favor Democrats (41.5%), than say news media generally favor Republicans (13.5%).

Indeed, when asked "which political party do you think the news media generally favor – [ROTATED: Republicans (or) Democrats?" 63 percent of American adults said they think the news media generally favor one political party over the other or both.

More Americans believe the news media generally favor Democrats over Republicans, with (40%) of March respondents saying the news media generally favor Democrats compared with only 14 percent who said the news media generally favor Republicans and (43%) of July respondents saying the news media generally favor Democrats compared with only 13 percent who said the news media generally favor Republicans.

In March, slightly fewer respondents said they think the news media generally favors both (4%) than did in July (5%).

These findings “come from two Gallup polls conducted in March and July of this year and consisting of interview with 1,810 adult Americans,” notes Gallup.

Overall, Americans’ views of media accuracy also remains low in 2017, with only 37 percent of respondents saying news organizations generally get the facts straight.

“Just over a third of Americans (37%) in 2017 say news organizations generally get the facts straight, unchanged from the last time Gallup asked this question in 2003,” notes Gallup.

Respondents were asked the following question:

“In general, do you think – ?”

In March 2017, 36 percent of respondents said news organizations get the facts straight, while 55 percent said new organizations’ stories and reports are often inaccurate.

July saw similar results but with a slightly larger uptick in percentage of respondents who said they think news organizations’ stories and reports are often inaccurate (60%) than those who said they think news organizations get the facts straight (38%).

Notably, Republicans’ and Democrats’ opinions on the matter have seen major shifts since the question was last asked in 2003.

Republicans’ trust in the media has fallen precipitously (21 points), from 35 percent in 2003 to 14 percent in 2017, while Democrats’ trust in the media has seen a sharp rise (20 points), from 42 percent in 2003 to 62 percent in 2017.

Gallup blames this disparity, at least in part, on President Donald Trump.

“This seems at least partly attributable to President Donald Trump’s frequent invective toward the media,” says Gallup.