# Nearly half say their friends are politically like-minded

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-half-say-their-friends-are-politically-like-minded/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Agreement that one's friend network is politically like-minded reaches 47% of Americans, 9% of them strongly.

Equal shares fall on either side: 27% disagree and 27% stay neutral, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: My friend network is made up of people who are very politically like-minded.

Nearly half say their friends are politically like-minded.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neutral: 26.6%
- Agree: 20.1%
- Slightly agree: 17.8%
- Slightly disagree: 10.8%
- Disagree: 10.5%
- Strongly agree: 9.0%
- Strongly disagree: 5.2%

## 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): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- 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-5.27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.27)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.27)