- 18.7% of survey respondents have gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over politics, including 27.1% of men and 13.4% of women.
- 11.9% have gotten into a disagreement with a neighbor over racial issues.
- 30.4% regularly engage in political conversations with neighbors, with younger generations more likely to engage than older generations.
Nearly one in five (18.7%) people have gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over politics, with men more than twice as likely to get into a dispute than women.
That’s according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos in September 2024. The survey was fielded to 1,802 U.S. homeowners and renters aged 18-65. This report focuses on questions about respondents’ engagement with neighbors (see more on the methodology at the bottom of the report).
More than one in four men (27.1%) said they had been in a political disagreement with a neighbor, compared to 13.4% of women.
Nearly a quarter (23.1%) of respondents who said they are voting for Donald Trump have gotten into a political disagreement with a neighbor, compared to 19.5% of respondents voting for Kamala Harris.
Question: Have you gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over politics?Note: Totals don’t equal 100% because remaining respondents selected “I don’t remember” |
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|
Yes, I have |
No, I haven’t | |
| Overall | 18.7% |
77.2% |
|
Woman |
13.4% | 83.5% |
| Men | 27.1% |
67.3% |
|
Homeowners |
20.5% | 76.3% |
| Renters | 16.3% |
79.2% |
|
Trump Voters |
23.1% | 74.2% |
| Harris Voters | 19.5% |
77.7% |
|
Generation Z |
26.4% | 68.1% |
| Millennials | 23.5% |
71.2% |
|
Generation X |
14.3% | 82.7% |
| Baby Boomers | 13.6% |
83.3% |
Younger people were more likely to get into a political disagreement, with 26.4% of Gen Zers saying they had been in a dispute with a neighbor, compared to 23.5% of millennials, 14.3% of Gen Xers and 13.6% of baby boomers.
More than one in five homeowners (20.5%) said they had gotten into a political disagreement with their neighbors, compared to 16.3% of renters.
Nearly 12% have gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over racial issues
Politics is not the only issue leading to disputes: 11.9% of respondents said they had gotten into a disagreement with a neighbor over racial issues. Men (15.3%) were again more likely to get into a disagreement than women (9.5%).
Gen Zers (20.1%) are the most likely generation to get into a disagreement, followed by millennials (15.6%), Gen Xers (9.3%) and baby boomers (4.9%).
More than one in seven (14.7%) Harris voters said they had been in a disagreement with neighbors over racial issues, compared to 11.9% of Trump voters.
Question: Have you gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over racial issues?Note: Totals don’t equal 100% because remaining respondents selected “I don’t remember” |
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| Yes, I have | No, I haven’t | |
| Overall | 11.9% |
85.2% |
|
Woman |
9.5% | 87.6% |
| Men | 15.3% |
81.9% |
|
Homeowners |
11.7% | 86% |
| Renters | 11.4% |
85.7% |
|
Trump Voters |
11.9% | 86% |
| Harris Voters | 14.7% |
82.8% |
|
Generation Z |
20.1% | 75% |
| Millennials | 15.6% |
80.7% |
|
Generation X |
9.3% | 88.5% |
| Baby Boomers | 4.9% |
93.4% |
Nearly one in three regularly engage in political conversations with neighbors
Nearly one in three (30.4%) respondents said they regularly engage in political conversations with their neighbors, with men (40.9%) much more likely to engage than women (24%).
Owners (35.5%) are more likely to engage than renters (25.8%), while millennials (40.3%) and Gen Zers (38.9%) are more likely to regularly engage than Gen Xers (21.7%) and baby boomers (23%).
Trump voters (39%) are more likely to regularly engage in political conversations with neighbors than Harris voters (32.7%).
Question: Have you ever engaged in political conversations with your neighbors?Note: Totals don’t equal 100% because remaining respondents selected “I don’t know” |
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| I always engage | I engage most of the time, but sometimes avoid | I avoid most of the time, but sometimes engage | I always avoid | |
| Overall | 11.8% | 18.6% | 29.4% |
34.5% |
|
Woman |
8.1% | 15.9% | 28.8% | 41.2% |
| Men | 18% | 22.9% | 29.8% |
24.3% |
|
Homeowners |
14.5% | 21% | 30.3% | 30.4% |
| Renters | 8.9% | 16.9% | 28.4% |
38.4% |
|
Trump Voters |
16.4% | 22.6% | 29.5% | 27.6% |
| Harris Voters | 12.3% | 20.4% | 29.5% |
33.9% |
|
Generation Z |
18.8% | 20.1% | 31.2% | 25% |
| Millennials | 15.4% | 24.9% | 24.9% |
29.3% |
|
Generation X |
8.6% | 13.1% | 32.1% | 40% |
| Baby Boomers | 7.3% | 15.7% | 33.1% |
39% |
Methodology
This report is from a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos in September 2024. The survey was fielded to 1,802 people aged 18-65. Here are the questions this report focuses on:
- “Have you gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over politics?” Respondents could answer “Yes, I have”, “No, I haven’t”, or “I don’t remember”.
- “Have you gotten in a disagreement with a neighbor over racial issues?” Respondents could answer “Yes, I have”, “No, I haven’t”, or “I don’t remember”.
- “Have you ever engaged in political conversations with your neighbors?” Respondents were given the following options: “I always engage”, “I engage most of the time, but sometimes avoid”, “I avoid most of the time, but sometimes engage”, “I always avoid”, or “I don’t know”. We define a respondent as “regularly engaging” if they answered either “I always engage” or “I engage most of the time, but sometimes avoid.”
