# Most Americans take no side on wanting their group to outrank others

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-are-split-on-wanting-their-own-group-to-outrank-others/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans take no side on whether they want their own group to be stronger than other groups: 53% neither agree nor disagree, according to a Verasight survey of 491 U.S. adults conducted in May 2026.

Overall, more express agreement than disagreement, 30% to 16%. At the poles, strong agreement (11%) edges out strong disagreement (9%).

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I want my group to be stronger than other groups.

Most Americans take no side on wanting their group to outrank others.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 4 - Neither agree nor disagree: 53.3%
- 5: 11.9%
- 7 - Strongly agree: 10.6%
- 1 - Strongly disagree: 9.5%
- 6: 7.9%
- 3: 3.6%
- 2: 3.4%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 491
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.32](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.32)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=491 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.32](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.32)