# Four in ten would ally with groups they oppose to defend democracy

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/four-in-ten-would-ally-with-groups-they-oppose-to-defend-democracy/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A plurality of Americans (43%) neither agree nor disagree that it is worth allying with groups they strongly disagree with to defend democracy, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.

Four-in-ten (40%) agree, including 11% who strongly agree, while 17% disagree, including 6% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

It is worth allying with groups you strongly disagree with to defend democracy?

Four in ten would ally with groups they oppose to defend democracy.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 43.4%
- Agree: 28.7%
- Strongly agree: 11.0%
- Disagree: 10.6%
- Strongly disagree: 6.3%

## 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: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: tech_behavior
- 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/verasight-human-v-synthetic#agreement-on-alliances-for-democracy-defense](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#agreement-on-alliances-for-democracy-defense)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#agreement-on-alliances-for-democracy-defense](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#agreement-on-alliances-for-democracy-defense)