November 2, 2017 9:46AM 

# Clinton Voters Can’t Be Friends with Trump Voters 

By [Emily Ekins](https://www.cato.org/people/emily-ekins) 

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The [Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey](https://www.cato.org/survey-reports/state-free-speech-tolerance-america) finds nearly two-thirds (61%) of Clinton voters agree that it’s “hard” to be friends with people who voted for Donald Trump, while 38% disagree. However, Trump voters don’t feel a similar animus toward Clinton voters. Instead, a majority (64%) of Trump voters do not think that it’s hard to be friends with Clinton voters while 34% believe it is difficult.

*[Full survey results and report found here.](https://www.cato.org/survey-reports/state-free-speech-tolerance-america)*

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*The Cato Institute 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey was designed and conducted by the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov. YouGov collected responses online August 15–23, 2017 from a national sample of 2,300 Americans 18 years of age and older. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.00 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence.*

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