In a time when Americans feel intensely divided, our research and partnerships change narratives, disrupt polarization, and build connections across lines of difference. We are a trusted partner for hundreds of different organizations across the country and our insights regularly shape media and news coverage of critical issues.
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We drive impact at scale in three ways.
Through our research and thought leadership, we disrupt polarized narratives and demonstrate pathways to work together to make progress.
The Exhausted Majority
Hidden Tribes, a foundational study in understanding America’s polarization surveyed Americans’ underlying core beliefs and attitudes to identify the “Exhausted Majority.” Defined in part as the two thirds of Americans tired of our polarization, the “Exhausted Majority” is regularly used by journalists and leaders from across the political spectrum.
Part of the story of our division is rooted in false polarization, a phenomenon driven by Americans’ misperceptions of “the other side.” This is called a “perception gap” — the gap between what we imagine an opposing group believes and what that group actually believes.
With our partnerships, we equip organizations with insights, tools, and strategies to speak and engage across lines of difference, building stories and experiences of a bigger us.
StoryCorps One Small Step
Since 2022, More in Common has been working with StoryCorps’ One Small Step program to examine how Americans react to conversations between two Americans with different beliefs and worldviews.
Leveraging our unique research methodology “Americans in Conversation” we provide civil society partners with actionable insights into people’s attitudes, beliefs, and identities, enhancing efforts to engage Americans across a polarized landscape.
Through our networks, we convene unusual partners and grow the field of actors working to strengthen social cohesion.
Veterans Citizens Initiative
Veterans and military families are among the most trusted and respected communities in American society, yet the bonds between those with connections to the military and the broader society have grown weak over the past several decades. In 2020 More in Common launched a research initiative to help close this gap.
More in Common co-hosted the Research to Impact convening, bringing together over 60 researchers, practitioners, funders and storytellers committed to fostering a culture of pluralism in the United States. The convening helped surface the existing evidence-base related to pluralism, identify key actions researchers, practitioners and funders can take to close the gap between research and practice and build connection, momentum and energy to carry new partnerships forward.
More in Common’s research has made vital contributions towards efforts to reduce polarization and build common ground among Americans.
More in Common has established itself as a leading expert in not just diagnosing the problems of polarization, but also in providing clear paths for how we build common ground. Across issue areas and throughout the country, the work More in Common does is essential for anyone interesting in building more connected communities and a more cohesive America.
Scientists must strive to share their research as broadly as possible. And they don’t have to do it alone. Organizations like More in Common work to conduct research and communicate findings to audiences where it can have the greatest impact.
I have been following More In Common’s research for many years, and it has informed every aspect of the creation and execution of One Small Step … More in Common is doing some of the most important work anywhere in the world right now— helping us understand and begin to counter the polarization and division ripping at the seams of societies across the globe.
The work conducted by More in Common exemplifies the rare combination of rigor and practicality. Their team has a way of getting to the core of complex issues and speaking to the heart of what really matters for Americans. We’ve incorporated their research findings into many aspects of our programming.
Our Work
Your support helps us continue to produce and share findings about Americans’ common ground and bring people together to strengthen our mission.
