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Yet on another dimension of personal polarization – having friends who generally share your politics – consistent conservatives stand out. Fully 63% of consistent conservatives say most of their close friends share their political views, compared with 49% of consistent liberals. Moreover, far more on the right (50%) than left (35%) say it is important to live in a place where most people share their political views.
While these “ideological silos” are more common on the right than the left, what is equally striking is how little it matters for those with a mix of liberal and conservative views. Just 25% of those with mixed ideological views say most of their friends share their views and just 22% say it is important to live in a community where most share their views.
Ideological "Silos More Common on the Right than Left  | % who say  | Most of my close friends share my  | It's important to me to live in a place where  | most people share my political views  | political views  | 28%  | 35%  | Total  | Consistently conservative  | 50  | 63  | 29  | 44  | Mostly conservative  | Mixed  | 25  | Mostly liberal  | 25  | 25  | Consistently liberal  | 35  | 49  | Source: 2014 Political Polarization in the American Public  | Note: Ideological consistency based on a scalle of 10 political values questions.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 