Depends on how informed they are. People on both sides see Jefferson as the "antipatriot" because he opposed the 'murica fukk yeah' federalists, and he was also a Democrat. People don't know that he was a libertarian, probably because they don't think critically about Jefferson quotes when they read them. Unfortunately he was also a hypocritial slave owner, although there is plenty of evidence to support that his slaves were treated much better than most slaves or indentured servants, and may have had it even better then some of the modern wage earners.