# Most Americans say they don't dislike people in the other party

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-americans-say-they-dont-dislike-people-in-the-other-party/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

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

Thinking about people who support a different party than you, how much do you dislike them?

Most Americans say they don't dislike people in the other party.

- Do not dislike: 56.3%
- Slightly dislike: 13.5%
- Somewhat dislike: 11.4%
- I do not know: 9.2%
- Moderately dislike: 5.8%
- Strongly dislike: 3.9%

## 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: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#dislike-for-people-who-support-a-different-party](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#dislike-for-people-who-support-a-different-party)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#dislike-for-people-who-support-a-different-party](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#dislike-for-people-who-support-a-different-party)