# A slim majority say focusing on differences only fuels division

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 28, 2025, a slim majority said focusing on differences only fuels division; 52% agreed that focusing on differences just creates more division.

About one in five disagreed (21%), while 27% neither agreed nor disagreed.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Focusing on differences just creates more division.

52% of Americans agree that focusing on differences creates more division.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 30.4%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 27.0%
- Strongly agree: 21.5%
- Somewhat disagree: 12.7%
- Strongly disagree: 8.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-05-22 → 2025-05-28
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#differences-as-sources-of-division](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#differences-as-sources-of-division)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040, fielded May 22-28, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#differences-as-sources-of-division](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#differences-as-sources-of-division)