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What do we actually agree on?
The loudest fights get all the airtime — so it's easy to miss how much Americans actually agree on. Across party lines, large majorities want the same things on a surprising number of issues. Here's where the common ground is.
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These are poll readings — what people say they support. That's perception, not a measured outcome, and the exact percentage shifts a few points by pollster and year. We show conservative, widely-reported figures and name the pollster. Figures are approximate and being finalized for sourcing.
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Source: Gallup, Pew, CBS (2026) — fully sourced
Require background checks on all gun sales
~85%Large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and gun owners alike
Source: Pew, Gallup, Quinnipiac (multiple years)
Let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices
~83%~9 in 10 Democrats and roughly 3 in 4 Republicans
Source: KFF Health Tracking Poll
Term limits for members of Congress
~85%Solid majorities of both parties
Source: Pew Research (2023)
Cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin and prescriptions
~78%Broad majorities across the spectrum
Source: KFF / AP-NORC
Paid family and medical leave
~73%Majorities of both parties (stronger among Democrats)
Source: Pew / AP-NORC
Protect Social Security and Medicare from benefit cuts
~78%Large majorities across the spectrum
Source: AP-NORC / Pew
Agreement isn't the problem.
On a lot of these, 70–85% of the country already agrees — yet most never become law. That gap, between what people broadly want and what actually passes, says more about how the system works than about how divided we are. The division is real, but it's often narrower — and louder — than it looks.