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Welcome to More in Common

We seek to understand the forces driving us apart, find common ground, and help bring Americans together to tackle our shared challenges.

We develop evidence-based solutions to disrupt the dynamics of polarization.

We work with leaders across America to bring these solutions to life.

More in Common is a nonprofit organization that publishes research, builds strategies, and works in partnership with leaders and organizations throughout the United States. We help these partners bring Americans together across differences to engage meaningfully in our civil and cultural life. 

In addition to the US, More in Common has teams in France, Germany, Poland, the UK, and most recently Brazil.   

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Research

We see the world through a people-centered lens: an approach that builds on insights in social psychology and behavioral science to study not just what Americans think, but why. We have engaged more than sixty thousand Americans in surveys, conversations, focus groups and one-on-one interviews.  

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Consulting

We provide strategic consulting and communications services to national, state and local organizations, including nonprofits, business, media, philanthropy and faith groups. We design and undertake research to help organizations successfully navigate polarized issues.

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Fieldbuilding

We help with one of America’s most urgent needs: equipping leaders willing to do the hard work of transcending our divisions. Through convenings, trainings, and surprising collaborations, we inspire and equip Americans with the skills and know-how to navigate polarization and find common ground.

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Speaking

Members of the More in Common team are available to speak in the media, on podcasts, at public conferences, webinars and other events to share insights and bring a realistic but hopeful message about how we can bring Americans back together. 

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In a time when all we hear about is what divides us, we help build stories of ‘a bigger us.’  

MIC Reports and Publications

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Current Events, Democracy & Elections, Narrative & Communications, Perception Gaps

09 June 2025

Shared Ideals, Divergent Realities​

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.​

Current Events, Democracy & Elections, American Identity, Trust

01 May 2025

Is Gen Z Giving Up on Democracy?

Through polling and focus group conversations, we find that young Americans are largely not inclined towards authoritarianism. Instead, they are underwhelmed with what they have seen our country’s democracy deliver in their lifetimes. ​In their frustration, young Americans are much more likely than older generations to entertain the possibility that the fundamentals of America’s government need rethinking. This is still a reason for concern, but it brings the true challenge into focus and clarifies how it might be addressed: not by dismissing Gen Z’s doubts, but by delivering democracy’s promises for their generation. ​​

Social Connection

18 March 2025

The Connection Opportunity

More in Common’s two-year study of 6,000+ Americans reveals key insights into Americans’ interest in connection across lines of difference as well as the barriers that stand in the way.

In the News

Whether it’s on the front page of the New York Times, on Fox News, in the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post or in local media – More in Common’s work has been cited thousands of times.  

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Media Coverage

16 June 2025

How Deep Listening Is a Radical Act

Forbes

13 June 2025

An Interview with Daniel Yudkin on America’s common vision

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09 June 2025

My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country

The New York Times

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