Nearly 1 in 5 People Have Gotten in a Disagreement With a Neighbor Over Politics: Redfin Survey

October 23, 2024 at 08:00 AM EDT

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

(NASDAQ: RDFN) — 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, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.

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.

This is according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Ipsos in September 2024. The survey was fielded to 1,802 people aged 18-65.

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?
	Yes, I have	No, I haven’t
Overall	18.7%	77.2%
Women	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?
	Yes, I have	No, I haven’t
Overall	11.9%	85.2%
Women	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?
	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%
Women	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%

To view the full report, including additional methodology, please visit:

https://www.redfin.com/news/neighbor-disagreement-survey-2024

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