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
"think it is at least somewhat important to have mutual respect and compassion for each other despite our differences." All: 96% R: 97% D: 98% I: 93% Politics 2023
"feel a lot or some sympathy for the Israeli people in the Israel-Gaza conflict." All: 96% R: 98% D: 95% I: 95% Foreign Policy 2023
"think it is at least somewhat important that the rule of law is applied fairly and equally." All: 95% R: 97% D: 98% I: 88% Politics 2023
"think it is at least somewhat important to protect the individual liberties and freedoms defined by the Constitution." All: 95% R: 97% D: 94% I: 92% Politics 2023
"are in favor of preventing certain people, such as convicted felons or people with mental health problems, from owning guns." All: 94% R: 94% D: 95% I: 92% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2023
"approve of marriage between Black people and White people." All: 94% Race and Racism 2021
"think it is at least somewhat important to have a government that is accountable to the people it serves." All: 94% R: 96% D: 97% I: 86% Politics 2023
"think gays or lesbians should have equal rights as non-gays or non-lesbians in terms of job opportunities." All: 93% LGBTQ Issues 2019
"think the spread of misinformation in the U.S. today is at least a somewhat serious problem." All: 92% R: 89% D: 98% I: 92% Facts and Fact Checking 2023
"favor requiring background checks for all gun sales." All: 92% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2022
"say it is very or somewhat important that health insurance companies are prohibited from denying coverage due to pre-existing medical conditions even if the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court." All: 90% R: 84% D: 96% I: 93% Healthcare 2019
"favor providing tax credits to Americans who install clean energy systems like solar power in their homes." All: 89% R: 78% D: 98% Environment 2022
"see a fair amount or great deal of political bias in news coverage." All: 89% R: 94% D: 83% I: 91% Media Bias 2022
"think gun violence is at least a somewhat important issue in the U.S. today." All: 88% R: 81% D: 97% I: 88% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2023
"say they would stop watching or reading news source they rely on if information was intentionally misreported." All: 87% R: 90% D: 89% I: 88% Facts and Fact Checking 2023
"feel a lot or some sympathy for the Palestinian people in the Israel-Gaza conflict." All: 87% R: 77% D: 96% I: 88% Foreign Policy 2023
"say it is very or somewhat important that health insurance companies are prohibited from charging sick people higher premiums than healthy people even if the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court." All: 87% R: 80% D: 93% I: 88% Healthcare 2019
"say Republicans and Democrats are more focused on fighting each other than solving problems." All: 86% R: 87% D: 85% Polarization 2023
"think their state should allow a pregnant person to obtain a legal abortion if the person’s own health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy ." All: 86% Abortion 2023
"favor prohibiting people who have been determined to be a danger to themselves or others from purchasing guns." All: 86% Gun Control and Gun Rights 2022

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.)