# More reject than accept pressure to distrust the other party

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-dont-feel-pressured-to-see-the-other-party-as-untrustworthy/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 494 U.S. adults conducted July 14-24, 2025, 45% reject the idea that supporting their party means they are expected to view the other side as untrustworthy, including 18% who strongly disagree.

About a third (35%) neither agree nor disagree, while roughly one-in-five (19%) accept that expectation, including 5% who strongly agree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "As a supporter of my political party, I’m expected to view the other party as fundamentally wrong and not to be trusted."

More reject than accept pressure to distrust the other party.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 35.4%
- Disagree: 27.8%
- Strongly disagree: 17.5%
- Agree: 14.6%
- Strongly agree: 4.7%

## 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: 2025-07-14 → 2025-07-24
- Base (unweighted): 494
- Margin of error: +/- 4.4%
- Module: EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-9](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-9)

## Citation

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=494 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-9](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#wording-a-9)