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Six in ten say most in their own party distrust the other side

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A majority of Americans (62%) agree that most supporters of their own political party view the other party as fundamentally wrong and not to be trusted, including 26% who strongly agree, according to a July 2025 Verasight survey of 506 U.S. adults.

Just 9% disagree, including 4% who strongly disagree, while about three-in-ten (29%) take neither side.

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Six in ten say most in their own party distrust the other side.

To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "Most supporters of my political party view the other party as fundamentally wrong and not to be trusted."

  • Agree 36.0%
  • Neither agree nor disagree 29.5%
  • Strongly agree 25.6%
  • Disagree 5.1%
  • Strongly disagree 3.8%

2025 · base n 506 · +/- 4.4%

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-07-14 → 2025-07-24
Base (unweighted)
506
Margin of error
+/- 4.4%
Module
EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059

Source

Citation

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=506 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.4%.

https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
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2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
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