Common Ground

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On what issues do Republicans and Democrats agree – and disagree – on areas of life satisfaction? A new poll helps answer the question, and shows us that there's more common ground that we might imagine.

It's easy to focus on divisions in your family, but there are some issues you’ll likely find common ground on.

At AllSides, we frequently address the problem of political polarization, but how bad is it really? Do you have an accurate perception of the state of political polarization in the country?

There are plenty of aspects of workers’ rights and well-being that gain approval from people across the political spectrum.

Poverty compounds many policies and social issues, from education to incarceration. This means that both sides have incentives to mitigate it, resulting in a lot of common ground on the issue.

When examining elections, one may conclude that their competitive nature means they’re inherently divisive. Yet when expanding one’s viewpoint to see the shared values that have fostered our democratic republic, many commonalities are revealed.

Education is an issue that touches everyone – and can easily be divisive, especially when it comes to matters like whether teachers should be allowed to conceal information from parents about their child. So, where do Americans agree on education policy?

While much of the country remains deeply divided on trans issues, there has been much progress and common ground on LGBTQ issues as a whole.

With the United States consistently oscillating between isolationist and interventionist periods depending on the political climate, views about foreign policy tend to shift with the times. Even so, party divisions exist on this issue, as does common ground.

Debates pertaining to family matters can be some of the most contentious in politics because they are so personal. Despite these disputes, there is still a lot of common ground on family and childcare policy.

Clear majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents "sometimes or never trust Facebook to do the right thing."

When the line between religion and politics gets blurry, some call to uphold church-state separation, while others believe that religion can never be entirely separate from political beliefs. However, there are principles of religious liberty that most Americans agree with.

The vast majority of people, both pro-choice and pro-life Americans, are not absolutists on abortion issues.

Americans across party lines are becoming increasingly concerned with rising crime rates and criminal justice reform. Not only do the two sides have different ideas about who is to blame, but they also have many opposing solutions.

According to major pollsters, legality of and access to abortions is as divisive an issue as there is in the U.S. But within that broader debate are many areas of agreement.

Is America truly polarized, or is the nature of polarization misconstrued?

The subject of U.S. policing is contentious. But recent surveys show many areas of overlap when it comes to police reform.