Republicans report more friendships with Democrats

A recent NBC News poll reveals that, despite a partisan divide, over 80% of Republicans have close friends who are Democrats, while only about 64% of Democrats report having Republican friends, highlighting an 18-point gap. The trend shows that moderate voters are more likely to have cross-party friendships compared to their more ideologically aligned counterparts. Additionally, religious attendance influences these friendships, with more religious Democrats being more likely to have Republican friends, while the opposite is true for Republicans. The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters from October 24-28, with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.