As of 2019, among European populist parties there is a clear right/left wing divide regarding whether supporters hold unfavorable opinions of Muslims. In the majority of cases supporters of right-wing parties were much more likely to have negative views of Muslims, such as in Germany, where 60 percent of Alternative for Germany supports had an unfavorable opinion compared to 19 percent of non-supporters. However, supporters of all the left-wing populist parties surveyed were less likely to hold unfavorable views. For example, 34 percent of Podemos supporters in Spain had an unfavorable view of Muslims, compared to 50 percent of non-supporters.
Share adults with an unfavorable opinion of Muslims in selected European countries in 2019, by share of support for populist parties
* Respondents were asked about populist parties in their own country.
Further information about the methodology used to classify populist parties can be found here.
Respondents per country as follows:
Czechia 1,022
France 1,027
Germany 2,015
Greece 1,040
Hungary 1,030
Italy 1,028
Netherlands 1,000
Poland 1,030
Slovakia 1,012
Spain 1,069
Sweden 1,016
United Kingdom 1,031
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Pew Research Center. (October 14, 2019). Share adults with an unfavorable opinion of Muslims in selected European countries in 2019, by share of support for populist parties [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108523/unfavorable-opinion-muslims-populist-parties-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Share adults with an unfavorable opinion of Muslims in selected European countries in 2019, by share of support for populist parties." Chart. October 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108523/unfavorable-opinion-muslims-populist-parties-europe/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share adults with an unfavorable opinion of Muslims in selected European countries in 2019, by share of support for populist parties. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108523/unfavorable-opinion-muslims-populist-parties-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Share Adults with An Unfavorable Opinion of Muslims in Selected European Countries in 2019, by Share of Support for Populist Parties." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108523/unfavorable-opinion-muslims-populist-parties-europe/
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Share adults with an unfavorable opinion of Muslims in selected European countries in 2019, by share of support for populist parties [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108523/unfavorable-opinion-muslims-populist-parties-europe/