What is Similarity Hub?

Politicians, the media, and social media users face incentives to paint a divided picture of America, making us forget how united we really are.

Similarity Hub from AllSides and More Like US helps solve this problem by collecting public opinion data that corrects political misperceptions, highlights common ground, and helps people feel calmer and more united.

Explore the Full Dataset

Here, you can browse recent survey data on common ground among U.S. adults. Learn more about our data inclusion criteria below.

Survey Statement % Agree % R % D % I Source Topic Year
"neither favor nor oppose the creation of an independent Palestinian state." All: 58% R: 56% D: 58% Foreign Policy 2023
"say there is too much attention paid to disagreements between Republicans and Democrats." All: 57% R: 59% D: 55% Polarization 2023
"say they pay more than their fair share in taxes, considering what they get from the federal government." All: 56% R: 63% D: 50% Taxes 2023
"disagree that individual action makes no difference in reducing climate change." All: 55% R: 57% D: 59% Environment 2023
"agree it's the U.S'. responsibility to fight terrorism in the Middle East." All: 55% R: 56% D: 64% Foreign Policy 2023
"think misinformation increases political engagement." All: 54% R: 52% D: 59% I: 47% Facts and Fact Checking 2022
"disagree that it is too late to stop climate change at this point." All: 54% R: 52% D: 60% Environment 2023
"at least somewhat agree that raising the minimum wage would cause the price of goods and services to increase." All: 54% R: 62% D: 51% Economy and Jobs 2022
"say the cost of research and development is a major factor contributing to the price of prescription drugs." All: 54% R: 57% D: 53% I: 56% Healthcare 2023
"view criminal justice reform as a bi-partisan issue rather than a Republican or Democratic issue." All: 53% R: 50% D: 55% I: 58% Criminal Justice 2022
"agree it's the U.S'. reponsibility to protect Israeli citizens." All: 53% R: 52% D: 63% Foreign Policy 2023
"favor tougher restrictions on power plant carbon emissions." R: 58% D: 91% Environment 2021
"favor taxing corporations based on their carbon emissions." R: 50% D: 87% Environment 2021
"think increased training for police officers and first responders on how to respond to active shootings would be very or somewhat effective in preventing mass shootings at schools." All: 90% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2018*
"think requiring background checks for all gun sales would be very or somewhat effective in preventing mass shootings at schools." All: 89% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2018*
"think installing more security checkpoints and security systems for allowing people into schools would be very or somewhat effective in preventing mass shootings at schools." All: 86% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2018*
"think instituting new programs to identify, assess and manage certain students who may pose a threat would be very or somewhat effective in preventing mass shootings at schools." All: 84% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2018*
"strongly favor or favor allowing immigrants living in the U.S. illegally the chance to become U.S. citizens if they meet certain requirements over a period of time." All: 81% Immigration 2019
"strongly favor or favor hiring significantly more border patrol agents." All: 75% Immigration 2019
"say their local community is very or somewhat open to a wide range of opinions and viewpoints." All: 75% R: 74% D: 75% Free Speech 2019

Percent of Republicans agreeing with statement.**

Percent of Democrats agreeing with statement.**

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*Data older than 5 years may not accurately reflect current public opinion. Similarity Hub will not feature this data on other pages.

**%R indicates the percentage of Republicans or Republicans and Republican-leaners agreeing with the statement. %D indicates the percentage of Democrats or Democrats and Democrat-leaners agreeing with the statement.

What Similarity Hub Does and Doesn’t Include


Similarity Hub prioritizes and highlights data about common ground; not all data fits that purpose. Thus, AllSides and More Like US created criteria on what we will and won’t include. 


Similarity Hub includes…

  • Information that corrects damaging political misperceptions and/or is useful for bipartisan policy
  • Survey data in which at least 70% of respondents agree, or in which at least 50% of Democratic-leaning respondents and 50% of Republican-leaning respondents agree


Similarity Hub does NOT include…

  • Survey questions that make a value judgment about a specific identity group of people (This could include negative judgments, like “China has a negative impact on the world,” or positive judgments, like “Mexicans are hard workers.”)
  • Survey questions based on loaded questions and/or unfounded assumptions (For instance, people who "disagree that individual action makes no difference in reducing climate change" could include those who support collective climate action and those who disbelieve in climate change.)
  • Data from surveys likely biased by recent events (Such as data about the Israel-Hamas War collected during a turning point in the war, which may vary significantly from other surveys.)