December 19, 2016 10:14AM 

# Democratic Women 3x More Likely than Republicans to Have “Unfriended” Someone During 2016 Election 

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

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The 2016 presidential election took its toll on friendships around the country, but particularly among Democratic women. Fascinating [new research from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) finds](http://www.prri.org/research/poll-post-election-holiday-war-christmas/) that Democratic women are three times as likely as Republicans to say they blocked, unfriended, or unfollowed a person on a social networking site because of what they posted about politics: 30% versus 9%.

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Democratic men (14%) are little less than twice as likely as Republican men (8%) To say they ‘unfriended’ someone. Democratic women (30%) are three times as likely Republican women (10%) to say they’ve done the same. Among all Americans the number stands at 13%.

You can find the full report at PRRI [here](http://www.prri.org/research/poll-post-election-holiday-war-christmas/).

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