More than seven in 10 likely voters say Americans are less tolerant of each other's political opinions than they were in the past, Rasmussen Reports survey results show.
The new polling suggests the nation's political divide continues to strain personal relationships, with nearly half of likely voters saying partisan disagreements have damaged ties with friends or family.
According to the Rasmussen Reports survey, 71% of likely voters believe Americans have become less tolerant of differing political views.
While that figure is slightly lower than the 77% recorded in a 2021 Rasmussen survey conducted after President Joe Biden took office, it remains an overwhelming majority.
Only 11% said Americans are more tolerant than in the past, while 13% believe tolerance has remained about the same.
The survey also found that 46% of voters said political disagreements over the past several years have negatively affected a personal relationship with a friend or family member.
Nearly the same share, 47%, said politics had not harmed their relationships.
The July 7-9 survey of 1,081 likely voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The partisan breakdown showed broad agreement that political intolerance has increased: Seventy percent of Republicans, 68% of Democrats and 77% of unaffiliated voters said Americans are less tolerant of each other's political opinions than they once were.
Democrats were slightly more likely than Republicans to report personal relationships damaged by politics, with 49% of Democrats saying disagreements had taken a toll, compared with 46% of Republicans and 42% of independent voters.
Among ideological groups, 60% of self-identified liberals said politics had negatively affected relationships, compared with 43% of moderates and 42% of conservatives.
The poll also found racial and demographic differences: Seventy-eight percent of white voters said political tolerance has declined, compared with 59% of Black voters and 63% of Hispanic voters.
Hispanic respondents were the most likely to say political disagreements had affected relationships with friends or family members.
Women were slightly more likely than men to report damaged relationships because of politics, while older voters were more likely than younger Americans to say political tolerance has worsened.
Rasmussen asked voters two straightforward questions: whether Americans have become more or less tolerant of differing political opinions, and whether political disagreements have negatively affected their personal relationships.
The findings come as the country remains sharply divided on issues ranging from immigration and government spending to culture and election policy, underscoring the continuing political polarization that has become a defining feature of American public life.