# Nearly half think most people want their group to come out on top

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-think-people-want-their-own-group-to-come-out-on-top/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Agreement leads but stops short of a majority: nearly half of Americans (49%) think most people want their own group to be stronger than others, including 11% who feel that strongly, according to a Verasight survey of 509 U.S. adults conducted May 11, 2026.

Just 11% disagree, while the largest single response, 40%, sits in the middle without leaning either way.

## Topline

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

Nearly half think most people want their group to come out on top.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 4 - Neither agree nor disagree: 39.7%
- 5: 21.9%
- 6: 16.2%
- 7 - Strongly agree: 11.3%
- 3: 5.7%
- 1 - Strongly disagree: 2.7%
- 2: 2.5%

## 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): 509
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- 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=509 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

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