Most Americans say they don't dislike people in the other party
Core finding
A majority of Americans (56%) say they do not dislike people who support a different party, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.
Degrees of dislike account for most of the rest: 13% slightly dislike them, 11% somewhat, 6% moderately and 4% strongly, while 9% say they don't know.
Topline distribution
Most Americans say they don't dislike people in the other party.
Thinking about people who support a different party than you, how much do you dislike them?
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | educ_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
Thinking about people who support a different party than you, how much do you dislike them?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.