Strong partisans more likely to report strain in relationships

Respondents who said they had faced a strain in their relationship with someone because of different political views in the last few years

Those who do not identify with any party classified as weak partisans. The partisan index is based on responses to four statements about the party one identifies with the most: 1) When people criticize the party, it feels like a personal insult, 2) When I meet someone who supports the party, I feel connected with this person, 3) When I speak about the party, I refer to it as 'my party.', 4) When people praise the party, it makes me feel good. In each case, the respondents could pick from “Always”, “Often”, “Sometimes”, “Never”. Survey covered 10,271 respondents.