Avoiding other social groups can hurt political unity
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 72% of Americans said avoiding interaction with people from different social groups affects U.S. political unity considerably or to a great extent.
About one in five said this affects political unity very little (21%), while 8% said it does not affect political unity at all.
Topline distribution
72% of Americans say avoiding other social groups affects U.S. political unity considerably or more.
To what extent do you believe that the tendency of people to avoid interacting with those from different social groups affects the political unity of the United States?
n = 1,000 · Apr 9–15, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full 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 | Apr 9–15, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | society |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co
To what extent do you believe that the tendency of people to avoid interacting with those from different social groups affects the political unity of the United States?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.