Welcome to More in Common

In a nation divided by politics, can Americans agree on anything? An international investigation spanning seven years and sixty thousand people finds the answer is Yes—but not on what you might think.

Our investigation finds that Americans across all major demographic groups share an abiding faith in the power of personal agency. But they also believe that people should have the opportunity to exercise agency in order to give back to their communities.

As our country approaches its 250th anniversary and undergoes rapid demographic and technological changes—ranging from increasing racial diversity to the advent of AI—Americans are asking themselves what kind of country we want to build together.

Our report offers the answer: a country that practices a politics of empowerment, where everyone has the chance to live up to their potential and feels a responsibility to do so.

Americans share broad, bipartisan support for democracy and the Constitution, yet Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply in how they interpret President Trump’s recent actions. Most Republicans view his policies as efforts to fight corruption and serve the public, while most Democrats see them as self-serving and a threat to democratic norms. Independents are mixed, but broadly more concerned or unsure than confident about the current state of our democracy.​