Democrats Less Likely to Be Friends with Republicans

“Despite a polarized, partisan political environment, most voters who consider themselves a member of a party say they have a close friend on the other side of the aisle,” according to the latest NBC News poll.

“However, Democrats in the poll were less likely to say they have a close, cross-party friendship.”

“More than 8 in 10 Republicans (82%) said they have at least one close friend who is a Democrat, while a little over 6 in 10 Democrats (64%) are close friends with a Republican — a gap of 18 percentage points.”