Republicans are more likely to be friends with members of the opposition political party than Democrats, according to an NBC News poll released Friday morning.
Newly released vote found that more than 8 out of ten republicansor 82%, said they were “close” friends with at least one Democrat. Meanwhile, the study found, 64% of Democrats said they have at least one “close friend” who is a member of the opposite party. (RELATED: Record Number of Young Women Say They're Done with Being American: SURVEY)
An NBC News poll found that 87% of respondents who described themselves as “moderate” Republicans said they had a close Democratic friend, while 79% of self-identified “conservative” Republican voters said the same. What's more, 78% of “moderate” Democrats said they have a close friend of the GOP, compared to 57% of “liberal” Democrats, according to the poll.
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Of voters who were identified as “core” Republican supporters, 77% said they had a close Democratic friend, while 90% of “soft” GOP voters said the same, according to the poll. What's more, the poll found that 57% of “core” Democratic voters said they had a close friend from the opposite party, while 73% of “soft” Democrats responded the same way.
Pew Research Center survey released July 23 found that 46% of Americans identify with or lean toward the Republican Party, while 45% identify with or lean toward the Democrats. According to the same poll, men are now 12 percentage points more likely than women to join the Republican Party, and women are 12 percentage points more likely than men to join the Democratic Party.
It is noteworthy that there were several cases political violence in the US this year, including September 10 murder Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, as well as Minnesota Democratic Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, killed in June. Department of Homeland Security reported In September, attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents increased by 1,000%.
In addition, Gallup vote published in October, found that a huge number A majority of American adults, 62%, said they believe there should be a third political party in the United States. while 30% responded that the Republican Party and Democratic Party are already “doing an adequate job of representing” Americans.
The NBC News poll surveyed 1,000 registered U.S. voters from Oct. 24 to Oct. 28, using a combination of telephone interviews and an online survey sent via text message. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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