Public sees strong conflicts between many groups especially partisans % who say today there are conflicts between each pair in America say today Very strong Strong Not very strong No conflicts Source: Survey ofl. S. adults conducted Nov. 29- -Dec 4, 2017
Americans are far more likely to say there are strong conflicts between Democrats and Republicans in U.S. society today than to say the same thing about blacks and whites, the rich and the poor, and other social groups.
An overwhelming majority (86%) of Americans say conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are either strong or very strong, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. By comparison, 65% of Americans see strong or very strong conflicts between blacks and whites, and 60% see them between the rich and the poor.
The share of Americans who say there are very strong conflicts between Democrats and Republicans (64%) is more than twice as large as the share who see very strong conflicts between blacks and whites (27%), and between the rich and the poor (29%).
Americans are considerably less likely to see strong conflicts between two other sets of people: those who live in cities and those who live in rural areas, and those who are young and those who are older. Among U.S. adults, 37% see strong or very strong conflicts between people in cities and people in rural areas; a similar share (35%) see strong or very strong conflicts between young and older people. Most Americans either don’t see conflicts between these two groups of people or say the conflicts are not very strong.
Public sees strong conflicts between  | many groups especially partisans  | % who say today there are  | conflicts between each pair in  | America say today  | Very strong Strong Not very strong No conflicts  | Democrats &  | 64  | 22 82  | Republicans  | Blacks & whites  | 27  | 38  | 26  | Rich & poor  | 29  | 30  | 28  | 8  | People in cities &  | 13  | 24  | 37  | 20  | people in rural areas  | Young &  | 12  | 23  | 42  | 19  | older people  | Notes: Don tknow responsesnotshown.  | Source: Survey ofl. S. adults conducted Nov. 29- -Dec 4, 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 