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Feelings toward the other side

Germans rate their own party 59 points above the other parties, the widest gap among the six countries. Indians have the narrowest gap, 37 points, and the United States ranks second at 54. No country’s gap has moved more than 5.0 points since Jan 2024.

Affective polarization is how warmly supporters of a party rate their own party minus the average rating they give the other parties, on 0–100 thermometers. Israel’s survey asks about the government and opposition blocs, so its figure is own bloc minus other bloc. Respondents who name no party are left out. The bars show the latest wave (July 2026) with 95% intervals; the United States is the lab’s US survey in the same months.

Where is the gap between own party and the others widest?

Affective polarization, points · Latest wave (July 2026) · respondents who support a party

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Affective polarization by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Country	Points	95% low	95% high	Respondents
Germany	59.4	57.8	61.1	1,000
United States	54.4	51.8	57.0	777
Brazil	45.3	41.9	48.7	559
Poland	44.9	43.0	46.8	1,000
Israel	38.2	35.4	40.9	904
India	37.1	34.5	39.8	882

Notes

Measure: each respondent’s rating of their own party minus the average of their ratings of the other parties (Israel: own bloc minus the other bloc), averaged over respondents who support a party. Germany’s parties include BSW from July 2024.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); respondents with a party: Brazil 559, Germany 1,000, Israel 904, India 882, Poland 1,000, United States 777. Each wave surveys about 1,000 adults a country (2,000 in January 2026); the US figure pools the lab’s US surveys of the same months.

Israel: Supporters of National Unity are left out of the bloc measures (feelings toward the blocs, the violence and norm items). The survey files every party under the government or the opposition and pipes that bloc into these questions; these supporters rate the bloc they were filed under below the other bloc, so the questions they saw named the wrong side as their own. The questionnaire files National Unity under the government, where it sat in the war cabinet when the study began in January 2024; the party left the government in June 2024, and its supporters rate the opposition above the government in every wave. They are 18% of Israeli respondents.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

How has the gap moved over eleven waves?

Affective polarization by wave, Jan 2024 to Jul 2026 · Germany in colour

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Affective polarization by wave and country
Wave	Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
Jan 2024	40.3 (n 570)	55.1 (n 998)	33.7 (n 720)	36.4 (n 868)	46.7 (n 1,000)	50.0 (n 3,367)
Apr 2024	47.5 (n 554)	57.6 (n 1,000)	37.1 (n 744)	41.5 (n 865)	48.9 (n 1,000)	48.6 (n 3,442)
Jul 2024	46.5 (n 554)	55.5 (n 1,000)	29.3 (n 810)	37.5 (n 829)	48.2 (n 1,000)	52.9 (n 3,288)
Oct 2024	48.4 (n 561)	56.6 (n 1,000)	35.4 (n 789)	37.1 (n 852)	46.8 (n 1,000)	51.7 (n 3,353)
Jan 2025	42.8 (n 578)	58.3 (n 1,000)	33.6 (n 778)	34.8 (n 868)	47.2 (n 1,000)	51.9 (n 4,130)
Apr 2025	43.9 (n 542)	60.5 (n 1,000)	36.0 (n 814)	34.7 (n 855)	48.3 (n 1,000)	54.8 (n 3,271)
Jul 2025	43.1 (n 515)	58.7 (n 1,000)	32.9 (n 831)	36.7 (n 863)	47.2 (n 1,000)	56.0 (n 1,584)
Oct 2025	48.1 (n 530)	59.5 (n 1,000)	38.3 (n 853)	40.6 (n 874)	46.7 (n 1,000)	57.3 (n 774)
Jan 2026	49.3 (n 996)	60.4 (n 2,000)	37.0 (n 1,742)	37.0 (n 1,750)	46.3 (n 2,000)	52.0 (n 762)
Apr 2026	47.3 (n 558)	57.1 (n 1,000)	36.2 (n 898)	35.8 (n 846)	46.6 (n 1,000)	55.2 (n 773)
Jul 2026	45.3 (n 559)	59.4 (n 1,000)	38.2 (n 904)	37.1 (n 882)	44.9 (n 1,000)	54.4 (n 777)

Notes

Measure: as above, one point per wave. A gap in a line is a wave with no survey; a hollow square marks a wave with fewer than 100 respondents.

Who and when: all eleven waves; about 1,000 respondents a wave in each country (2,000 in January 2026). The US points pool the lab’s US surveys of each wave’s month.

Israel: Supporters of National Unity are left out of the bloc measures (feelings toward the blocs, the violence and norm items). The survey files every party under the government or the opposition and pipes that bloc into these questions; these supporters rate the bloc they were filed under below the other bloc, so the questions they saw named the wrong side as their own. The questionnaire files National Unity under the government, where it sat in the war cabinet when the study began in January 2024; the party left the government in June 2024, and its supporters rate the opposition above the government in every wave. They are 18% of Israeli respondents.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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Political violence

Indians support the most political violence, 12.9 of 100 on the index, and Israelis the least, 1.6. The United States ranks third at 6.8. Support for a protest without a permit runs from 6.0% in Israel to 31.9% in India, and support for murder from 0.5% to 6.1%; support never rises from one rung of the ladder to the next in any country. India’s index has fallen from 22.2 to 12.9 points since Jan 2024, the largest move in any country; no other country has moved more than 1.3 points.

Six acts against the other side escalate from a protest without a permit to murder, each described as a named person’s conviction. Each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and shares are of all respondents, so anyone who stopped supporting counts as opposed from then on. The index is the average share of the six acts a respondent supports, 0 to 100. The scenarios are adapted to each country (a county courthouse in Germany, Parliament in India), so the wording differs. Figures are for the latest wave (July 2026).

Where is support for political violence highest?

Violence index, 0–100: the average share of the six acts a respondent supports · Latest wave (July 2026)

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Violence index by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Country	Index (0–100)	95% low	95% high	Respondents
India	12.9	11.1	14.7	1,000
Brazil	7.3	5.8	8.9	1,000
United States	6.8	5.7	7.9	1,000
Poland	5.8	4.8	6.7	1,000
Germany	5.4	4.2	6.5	1,000
Israel	1.6	1.0	2.3	904

Notes

Measure: for each respondent the share of the six acts supported (strongly support or support), averaged and scaled 0–100. A respondent who supports the first two acts scores 33.3.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); every respondent, Brazil 1,000, Germany 1,000, Israel 904, India 1,000, Poland 1,000, United States 1,000.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

Which acts draw support, and where?

Share of all respondents who support each act · Latest wave (July 2026) · countries ordered by the index

Support for six acts in 6 countries. Protest without a permit: India 31.9%, Brazil 16.1%, United States 28.2%, Poland 19.1%, Germany 17.9%, Israel 6.0%. Vandalism: India 13.6%, Brazil 8.5%, United States 6.5%, Poland 7.2%, Germany 4.8%, Israel 1.4%. Assault: India 9.9%, Brazil 5.7%, United States 1.9%, Poland 3.5%, Germany 3.2%, Israel 0.9%. Arson: India 8.5%, Brazil 5.3%, United States 1.8%, Poland 2.1%, Germany 2.9%, Israel 0.6%. Assault with a deadly weapon: India 7.3%, Brazil 4.5%, United States 1.2%, Poland 1.5%, Germany 2.0%, Israel 0.5%. Murder: India 6.1%, Brazil 3.9%, United States 1.2%, Poland 1.3%, Germany 1.3%, Israel 0.5%.
Act, mildest first	India12.9 on the index	Brazil7.3 on the index	United States6.8 on the index	Poland5.8 on the index	Germany5.4 on the index	Israel1.6 on the index
Protest without a permit	31.9%	16.1%	28.2%	19.1%	17.9%	6.0%
Vandalism	13.6%	8.5%	6.5%	7.2%	4.8%	1.4%
Assault	9.9%	5.7%	1.9%	3.5%	3.2%	0.9%
Arson	8.5%	5.3%	1.8%	2.1%	2.9%	0.6%
Assault with a deadly weapon	7.3%	4.5%	1.2%	1.5%	2.0%	0.5%
Murder	6.1%	3.9%	1.2%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%

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Support for each act by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Act	India	Brazil	United States	Poland	Germany	Israel
Protest without a permit	31.9% [28.8%–35.0%]	16.1% [13.5%–18.8%]	28.2% [24.9%–31.4%]	19.1% [16.6%–21.5%]	17.9% [15.0%–20.8%]	6.0% [4.3%–7.7%]
Vandalism	13.6% [11.3%–15.9%]	8.5% [6.5%–10.5%]	6.5% [4.7%–8.3%]	7.2% [5.5%–8.8%]	4.8% [3.2%–6.4%]	1.4% [0.6%–2.3%]
Assault	9.9% [7.9%–11.9%]	5.7% [4.1%–7.4%]	1.9% [0.9%–2.9%]	3.5% [2.3%–4.6%]	3.2% [1.9%–4.5%]	0.9% [0.2%–1.5%]
Arson	8.5% [6.6%–10.3%]	5.3% [3.7%–6.9%]	1.8% [0.8%–2.8%]	2.1% [1.2%–3.0%]	2.9% [1.6%–4.2%]	0.6% [0.1%–1.2%]
Assault with a deadly weapon	7.3% [5.5%–9.1%]	4.5% [3.0%–6.0%]	1.2% [0.4%–2.0%]	1.5% [0.7%–2.2%]	2.0% [1.0%–3.1%]	0.5% [0.0%–1.0%]
Murder	6.1% [4.5%–7.7%]	3.9% [2.5%–5.3%]	1.2% [0.4%–2.0%]	1.3% [0.6%–2.0%]	1.3% [0.4%–2.2%]	0.5% [0.0%–1.0%]

Notes

Measure: the share of all respondents who strongly support or support the act. Each act is asked only of those who supported the previous one; the rest count as not supporting, so each row is at most the row above.

Wording: the six scenarios keep the same escalation in every country but name local institutions and parties; section 6 shows each country’s verbatim text.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); Brazil 1,000, Germany 1,000, Israel 904, India 1,000, Poland 1,000, United States 1,000.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

How has support for political violence moved?

Violence index by wave, Jan 2024 to Jul 2026 · Germany in colour

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Violence index by wave and country
Wave	Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
Jan 2024	8.3 (n 1,000)	6.7 (n 1,000)	1.1 (n 720)	22.2 (n 1,000)	7.1 (n 1,000)	7.3 (n 4,000)
Apr 2024	6.1 (n 1,000)	6.3 (n 1,000)	1.6 (n 744)	18.3 (n 1,000)	7.3 (n 1,000)	8.3 (n 4,000)
Jul 2024	7.7 (n 1,000)	6.0 (n 1,000)	3.8 (n 810)	23.1 (n 1,000)	8.2 (n 1,000)	6.6 (n 4,000)
Oct 2024	8.0 (n 1,000)	7.7 (n 1,000)	1.0 (n 789)	19.8 (n 1,000)	6.5 (n 1,000)	5.9 (n 4,000)
Jan 2025	6.8 (n 1,000)	5.6 (n 1,000)	1.0 (n 778)	17.6 (n 1,000)	5.9 (n 1,000)	5.9 (n 5,000)
Apr 2025	7.0 (n 999)	4.8 (n 1,000)	1.7 (n 814)	18.2 (n 1,000)	7.2 (n 1,000)	6.6 (n 4,000)
Jul 2025	6.8 (n 1,000)	5.7 (n 1,000)	2.2 (n 831)	13.7 (n 1,000)	6.4 (n 1,000)	6.4 (n 2,000)
Oct 2025	6.1 (n 1,000)	3.4 (n 1,000)	1.5 (n 853)	15.9 (n 1,000)	4.9 (n 1,000)	6.1 (n 1,000)
Jan 2026	7.3 (n 2,000)	4.7 (n 2,000)	1.3 (n 1,742)	16.3 (n 2,000)	6.3 (n 2,000)	6.4 (n 1,000)
Apr 2026	7.2 (n 1,000)	4.9 (n 1,000)	1.6 (n 898)	13.1 (n 1,000)	5.6 (n 1,000)	5.9 (n 1,000)
Jul 2026	7.3 (n 1,000)	5.4 (n 1,000)	1.6 (n 904)	12.9 (n 1,000)	5.8 (n 1,000)	6.8 (n 1,000)

Notes

Measure: the violence index, one point per wave. A gap in a line is a wave with no survey; a hollow square marks a wave with fewer than 100 respondents.

Who and when: all eleven waves; about 1,000 respondents a wave in each country (2,000 in January 2026). The US points pool the lab’s US surveys of each wave’s month.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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Democratic norms

Indians and Germans endorse the most norm violations, each about 38 of 100 on the index; Americans endorse the fewest, 14. India’s index has fallen from 52.2 to 37.9 points since Jan 2024, the largest move in any country; no other country has moved more than 5.3 points. The norms differ from country to country, so the index counts how much of a country’s own list a respondent endorses.

Each country’s survey puts four or five norm violations to respondents as things their own party might do to the other side (ignore court rulings, cut polling stations, censor hostile media, dissolve parliament). The index is the share of those items a respondent agrees with, 0 to 100. Only censorship is asked in nearly the same words everywhere; the other items are written for each country’s institutions, so the index compares countries and the items are compared only within a country. Figures are for the latest wave (July 2026).

Where are violations of democratic norms endorsed most?

Norms index, 0–100: the share of the country’s norm items a respondent agrees with · Latest wave (July 2026)

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Norms index by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Country	Index (0–100)	95% low	95% high	Respondents	Items
India	37.9	35.5	40.2	1,000	4
Germany	37.8	35.5	40.1	1,000	5
Israel	28.1	26.0	30.2	904	5
Poland	27.7	26.1	29.3	1,000	5
Brazil	23.6	21.4	25.7	1,000	5
United States	14.1	12.5	15.7	1,000	5

Notes

Measure: for each respondent the share of the country’s norm items agreed with (strongly agree or agree), averaged and scaled 0–100. India asks four items, the others five.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); Brazil 1,000, Germany 1,000, Israel 904, India 1,000, Poland 1,000, United States 1,000.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

How has the norms index moved?

Norms index by wave, Jan 2024 to Jul 2026 · Germany in colour

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Norms index by wave and country
Wave	Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
Jan 2024	27.4 (n 1,000)	39.1 (n 1,000)	28.1 (n 720)	52.2 (n 1,000)	29.3 (n 1,000)	19.4 (n 4,000)
Apr 2024	25.4 (n 1,000)	39.5 (n 1,000)	28.2 (n 744)	48.0 (n 1,000)	27.9 (n 1,000)	20.7 (n 4,000)
Jul 2024	25.9 (n 1,000)	38.0 (n 1,000)	31.9 (n 810)	51.8 (n 1,000)	28.9 (n 1,000)	17.7 (n 4,000)
Oct 2024	27.1 (n 1,000)	40.6 (n 1,000)	27.3 (n 789)	49.8 (n 1,000)	27.3 (n 1,000)	16.9 (n 4,000)
Jan 2025	23.8 (n 1,000)	38.2 (n 1,000)	29.3 (n 778)	47.8 (n 1,000)	27.0 (n 1,000)	17.6 (n 5,000)
Apr 2025	24.4 (n 1,000)	38.0 (n 1,000)	27.5 (n 814)	47.5 (n 1,000)	28.8 (n 1,000)	16.5 (n 4,000)
Jul 2025	25.2 (n 1,000)	37.4 (n 1,000)	27.9 (n 831)	45.6 (n 1,000)	26.6 (n 1,000)	14.6 (n 2,000)
Oct 2025	23.2 (n 1,000)	37.9 (n 1,000)	27.3 (n 853)	46.0 (n 1,000)	27.1 (n 1,000)	14.3 (n 1,000)
Jan 2026	23.5 (n 2,000)	39.0 (n 2,000)	29.4 (n 1,742)	43.5 (n 2,000)	27.1 (n 2,000)	13.0 (n 1,000)
Apr 2026	26.2 (n 1,000)	36.9 (n 1,000)	29.6 (n 898)	40.0 (n 1,000)	27.2 (n 1,000)	15.5 (n 1,000)
Jul 2026	23.6 (n 1,000)	37.8 (n 1,000)	28.1 (n 904)	37.9 (n 1,000)	27.7 (n 1,000)	14.1 (n 1,000)

Notes

Measure: the norms index, one point per wave. A gap in a line is a wave with no survey; a hollow square marks a wave with fewer than 100 respondents.

Who and when: all eleven waves; about 1,000 respondents a wave in each country (2,000 in January 2026). The US points pool the lab’s US surveys of each wave’s month.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

Which norm violation draws the most agreement in each country?

Share who agree with each of the country’s own items, ranked · Latest wave (July 2026) · one axis, 0–70%

The most-agreed item differs from country to country. It is in Brazil governing by decree (28%); in Germany expelling the other side's extremists (49%); in Israel cameras in the other side's polling places (46%); in India party over election rules (48%); in Poland calling the opposition traitors (62%); in the United States governing by executive order (24%).

Brazil

5 items · 1,000 respondents

Germany

5 items · 1,000 respondents

Israel

5 items · 904 respondents

India

4 items · 1,000 respondents

Poland

5 items · 1,000 respondents

United States

5 items · 1,000 respondents

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Agreement with each norm item by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Country	Item	Agree	95% low	95% high	Respondents
Brazil	Governing by decree	28.0%	24.8%	31.2%	1,000
Brazil	Contesting a clean defeat	26.7%	23.6%	29.8%	1,000
Brazil	Censoring hostile media	25.5%	22.4%	28.7%	1,000
Brazil	Ignoring Supreme Court rulings	22.2%	19.2%	25.1%	1,000
Brazil	Cutting polling stations	15.4%	12.9%	18.0%	1,000
Germany	Expelling the other side's extremists	48.9%	45.1%	52.7%	1,000
Germany	Dissolving parliament over obstruction	48.3%	44.5%	52.1%	1,000
Germany	Blocking every nominee of the other side	39.4%	35.7%	43.1%	1,000
Germany	Defunding critical public media	31.7%	28.2%	35.3%	1,000
Germany	Ignoring EU rules to win	20.7%	17.6%	23.8%	1,000
Israel	Cameras in the other side's polling places	46.3%	42.7%	49.9%	904
Israel	Ignoring the attorney general	33.4%	30.0%	36.9%	904
Israel	Censoring hostile media	24.0%	20.9%	27.1%	904
Israel	Ignoring High Court rulings	19.2%	16.4%	22.1%	904
Israel	Siding with the party over the police	17.5%	14.7%	20.2%	904
India	Party over election rules	47.5%	44.1%	50.8%	1,000
India	Censoring hostile media	41.4%	38.1%	44.7%	1,000
India	Defamation cases to expel opponents	37.2%	33.9%	40.4%	1,000
India	Vote buying in the other side's areas	25.5%	22.6%	28.5%	1,000
Poland	Calling the opposition traitors	62.1%	59.1%	65.1%	1,000
Poland	Removing judges loyal to the other side	27.3%	24.5%	30.1%	1,000
Poland	Ignoring EU rules	18.7%	16.3%	21.1%	1,000
Poland	Investigating the other side's officials	17.4%	15.0%	19.7%	1,000
Poland	Censoring critical media	13.1%	11.0%	15.2%	1,000
United States	Governing by executive order	24.2%	21.1%	27.4%	1,000
United States	Censoring hostile media	18.0%	15.2%	20.8%	1,000
United States	Party over election rules	12.9%	10.4%	15.3%	1,000
United States	Ignoring court rulings	8.7%	6.6%	10.7%	1,000
United States	Cutting polling stations	6.7%	4.9%	8.5%	1,000

Notes

Measure: the share who strongly agree or agree with each item, with the respondent’s own party and the other side piped into the wording. The labels are the lab’s short names; the full question for each item is in section 6.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); Brazil 1,000, Germany 1,000, Israel 904, India 1,000, Poland 1,000, United States 1,000.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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Trust and civic values

National pride separates the six countries most, from 29% of Germans to 84% of Indians who are at least very proud of their country. The countries are closest on the expectation that a legislator would take a bribe, from 31% in India to 46% in the United States. In no country do more than 27% expect a complaint about a public service to be resolved; the share runs from 10% in Israel to 27% in India.

Seven questions asked in the same words in every country, each summarised as the share giving one of the two strongest answers (yes; very or extremely likely; important or very important; extremely or very proud; agree or strongly agree). The table shows the latest wave (July 2026); choose a row to see its eleven waves below.

How do the six countries answer the seven questions?

Share giving the two strongest answers · Latest wave (July 2026) · choose a row for its trend

seven questions by six countries. A stranger would return a lost wallet: Brazil 25.0%, Germany 30.2%, Israel 55.8%, India 46.0%, Poland 31.4%, United States 35.1%. A legislator would take a bribe: Brazil 45.9%, Germany 37.9%, Israel 38.3%, India 31.2%, Poland 42.2%, United States 46.0%. A complaint about a public service would be resolved: Brazil 14.3%, Germany 11.9%, Israel 10.4%, India 27.3%, Poland 12.1%, United States 14.5%. Voting in every election matters: Brazil 71.0%, Germany 93.9%, Israel 94.7%, India 87.8%, Poland 92.5%, United States 80.7%. Proud of their country: Brazil 53.9%, Germany 29.3%, Israel 75.9%, India 83.6%, Poland 64.6%, United States 60.1%. Government treats people fairly: Brazil 38.8%, Germany 43.0%, Israel 47.1%, India 50.8%, Poland 25.0%, United States 28.4%. Living in a democracy matters: Brazil 73.4%, Germany 84.9%, Israel 91.7%, India 78.5%, Poland 81.9%, United States 82.2%.
Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
25.0%	30.2%	55.8%	46.0%	31.4%	35.1%
45.9%	37.9%	38.3%	31.2%	42.2%	46.0%
14.3%	11.9%	10.4%	27.3%	12.1%	14.5%
71.0%	93.9%	94.7%	87.8%	92.5%	80.7%
53.9%	29.3%	75.9%	83.6%	64.6%	60.1%
38.8%	43.0%	47.1%	50.8%	25.0%	28.4%
73.4%	84.9%	91.7%	78.5%	81.9%	82.2%

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Trust and civic values by country, latest wave (July 2026)
Question	Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
A stranger would return a lost wallet	25.0% [21.9%–28.1%]	30.2% [26.7%–33.7%]	55.8% [52.4%–59.3%]	46.0% [42.6%–49.3%]	31.4% [28.5%–34.2%]	35.1% [31.7%–38.6%]
A legislator would take a bribe	45.9% [42.3%–49.4%]	37.9% [34.2%–41.6%]	38.3% [34.9%–41.7%]	31.2% [28.1%–34.3%]	42.2% [39.1%–45.3%]	46.0% [42.3%–49.6%]
A complaint about a public service would be resolved	14.3% [11.8%–16.8%]	11.9% [9.4%–14.4%]	10.4% [8.3%–12.6%]	27.3% [24.3%–30.3%]	12.1% [10.0%–14.1%]	14.5% [11.9%–17.0%]
Voting in every election matters	71.0% [67.8%–74.2%]	93.9% [92.1%–95.7%]	94.7% [93.2%–96.3%]	87.8% [85.6%–90.0%]	92.5% [90.9%–94.1%]	80.7% [77.8%–83.5%]
Proud of their country	53.9% [50.4%–57.5%]	29.3% [25.8%–32.7%]	75.9% [73.0%–78.9%]	83.6% [81.1%–86.1%]	64.6% [61.6%–67.6%]	60.1% [56.5%–63.7%]
Government treats people fairly	38.8% [35.3%–42.3%]	43.0% [39.2%–46.7%]	47.1% [43.7%–50.6%]	50.8% [47.4%–54.2%]	25.0% [22.3%–27.7%]	28.4% [25.2%–31.7%]
Living in a democracy matters	73.4% [70.3%–76.6%]	84.9% [82.2%–87.6%]	91.7% [89.8%–93.6%]	78.5% [75.7%–81.2%]	81.9% [79.5%–84.3%]	82.2% [79.4%–85.0%]

Notes

Measure: the share giving the two strongest answers to each question; the full wording of each is in section 6. The bribe item counts those who think a legislator would accept, so a higher share is less trust.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); every respondent, Brazil 1,000, Germany 1,000, Israel 1,000, India 1,000, Poland 1,000, United States 1,000.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

Question

How has pride in one’s country moved?

Proud of their country · share giving the two strongest answers, by wave · Germany in colour

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Proud of their country by wave and country
Wave	Brazil	Germany	Israel	India	Poland	United States
Jan 2024	53.9% (n 1,000)	28.2% (n 1,000)	82.3% (n 1,000)	88.8% (n 1,000)	58.5% (n 1,000)	65.8% (n 4,000)
Apr 2024	50.9% (n 1,000)	33.4% (n 1,000)	77.4% (n 1,000)	87.5% (n 1,000)	60.2% (n 1,000)	68.2% (n 4,000)
Jul 2024	49.8% (n 1,000)	32.8% (n 1,000)	75.0% (n 1,000)	88.0% (n 1,000)	61.9% (n 1,000)	66.1% (n 3,999)
Oct 2024	52.1% (n 1,000)	35.5% (n 1,000)	81.4% (n 1,000)	85.0% (n 1,000)	62.1% (n 1,000)	68.0% (n 4,000)
Jan 2025	51.8% (n 1,000)	30.5% (n 1,000)	77.3% (n 1,000)	88.2% (n 1,000)	64.4% (n 1,000)	68.1% (n 4,999)
Apr 2025	48.6% (n 1,000)	28.4% (n 1,000)	73.9% (n 1,000)	82.9% (n 1,000)	64.5% (n 1,000)	62.4% (n 3,999)
Jul 2025	53.1% (n 1,000)	28.4% (n 1,000)	80.5% (n 1,000)	86.6% (n 1,000)	61.6% (n 1,000)	56.4% (n 1,999)
Oct 2025	56.4% (n 1,000)	30.0% (n 1,000)	82.0% (n 1,000)	85.0% (n 1,000)	63.5% (n 1,000)	58.2% (n 1,000)
Jan 2026	51.4% (n 2,000)	31.2% (n 2,000)	79.9% (n 2,000)	83.1% (n 2,000)	64.5% (n 2,000)	52.7% (n 1,000)
Apr 2026	50.3% (n 1,000)	27.3% (n 1,000)	78.4% (n 1,000)	84.9% (n 999)	65.6% (n 1,000)	60.9% (n 1,000)
Jul 2026	53.9% (n 1,000)	29.3% (n 1,000)	75.9% (n 1,000)	83.6% (n 1,000)	64.6% (n 1,000)	60.1% (n 1,000)

Notes

Measure: Proud of their country: share giving the two strongest answers, one point per wave. A gap in a line is a wave with no survey; a hollow square marks a wave with fewer than 100 respondents.

Who and when: all eleven waves; about 1,000 respondents a wave in each country (2,000 in January 2026). The US points pool the lab’s US surveys of each wave’s month.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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AfD supporters sit farthest from the other parties in Germany, 73 points above them; FDP supporters sit closest, 50 points above. 17% of Germans support the mildest act on the ladder, a protest without a permit, and 1.4% support murder. The norm violation with the most agreement is expelling the other side's extremists, at 51%.

Each wave surveys about 1,000 Germans (2,000 in January 2026). Party groups are respondents who support that party; the seven parties the survey names are shown. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched. The figures use the last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026); the thermometer grid always pools the last four waves.

How do each party’s supporters rate every party?

Mean 0–100 thermometer rating · rows are supporters, columns the party rated · Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)

Mean thermometer ratings in Germany. SPD supporters (812): SPD 76.2, CDU/CSU 38.3, Greens 41.4, FDP 18.9, AfD 8.1, Left 27.0, BSW 14.6. CDU/CSU supporters (1,156): SPD 39.2, CDU/CSU 81.1, Greens 25.1, FDP 33.0, AfD 14.6, Left 13.6, BSW 11.8. Greens supporters (745): SPD 54.0, CDU/CSU 28.6, Greens 83.0, FDP 19.5, AfD 4.1, Left 44.4, BSW 11.4. FDP supporters (215): SPD 33.4, CDU/CSU 50.3, Greens 24.7, FDP 79.7, AfD 31.1, Left 16.7, BSW 20.5. AfD supporters (1,230): SPD 12.5, CDU/CSU 16.6, Greens 5.0, FDP 16.6, AfD 86.6, Left 7.5, BSW 23.9. Left supporters (639): SPD 43.7, CDU/CSU 18.0, Greens 49.4, FDP 14.3, AfD 3.8, Left 81.3, BSW 20.0. BSW supporters (203): SPD 34.0, CDU/CSU 23.5, Greens 17.6, FDP 20.1, AfD 27.7, Left 32.9, BSW 76.8.
Supporters of	SPD	CDU/CSU	Greens	FDP	AfD	Left	BSW
SPD812 respondents	76	38	41	19	8	27	15
CDU/CSU1,156 respondents	39	81	25	33	15	14	12
Greens745 respondents	54	29	83	20	4	44	11
FDP215 respondents	33	50	25	80	31	17	21
AfD1,230 respondents	13	17	5	17	87	8	24
Left639 respondents	44	18	49	14	4	81	20
BSW203 respondents	34	24	18	20	28	33	77

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Party thermometers in Germany, last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)
Supporters of	Respondents	SPD	CDU/CSU	Greens	FDP	AfD	Left	BSW
SPD	812	76.2	38.3	41.4	18.9	8.1	27.0	14.6
CDU/CSU	1,156	39.2	81.1	25.1	33.0	14.6	13.6	11.8
Greens	745	54.0	28.6	83.0	19.5	4.1	44.4	11.4
FDP	215	33.4	50.3	24.7	79.7	31.1	16.7	20.5
AfD	1,230	12.5	16.6	5.0	16.6	86.6	7.5	23.9
Left	639	43.7	18.0	49.4	14.3	3.8	81.3	20.0
BSW	203	34.0	23.5	17.6	20.1	27.7	32.9	76.8

Notes

Measure: mean rating of each party on a 0–100 feeling thermometer, by the respondent’s own party. The outlined cell on each row is the party’s own supporters; a row’s own-party rating minus the mean of its other ratings is that group’s affective polarization.

Who and when: Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026); SPD 812, CDU/CSU 1,156, Greens 745, FDP 215, AfD 1,230, Left 639, BSW 203. Rows under 100 respondents are hatched.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

Which acts and norm violations draw support, and from which party’s supporters?

Germany · share of each group · Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026) · each block shaded against its own highest cell

Support for six acts and agreement with 5 norm items by party in Germany. Protest without a permit: All Germans 16.5%, SPD 13.0%, CDU/CSU 11.5%, Greens 17.3%, FDP 17.1%, AfD 19.3%, Left 23.4%, BSW 18.6%. Vandalism: All Germans 3.7%, SPD 3.9%, CDU/CSU 5.7%, Greens 1.7%, FDP 5.4%, AfD 2.8%, Left 4.3%, BSW 0.9%. Assault: All Germans 2.4%, SPD 2.3%, CDU/CSU 4.5%, Greens 1.2%, FDP 4.6%, AfD 1.9%, Left 1.1%, BSW 0.0%. Arson: All Germans 2.1%, SPD 1.7%, CDU/CSU 3.9%, Greens 1.2%, FDP 4.1%, AfD 1.8%, Left 0.7%, BSW 0.0%. Assault with a deadly weapon: All Germans 1.7%, SPD 1.4%, CDU/CSU 3.8%, Greens 1.2%, FDP 2.1%, AfD 1.2%, Left 0.7%, BSW 0.0%. Murder: All Germans 1.4%, SPD 1.0%, CDU/CSU 3.8%, Greens 1.0%, FDP 1.1%, AfD 0.7%, Left 0.4%, BSW 0.0%. Violence index: All Germans 4.6, SPD 3.9, CDU/CSU 5.5, Greens 3.9, FDP 5.7, AfD 4.6, Left 5.1, BSW 3.3. Defunding critical public media: All Germans 31.8%, SPD 10.5%, CDU/CSU 22.9%, Greens 18.8%, FDP 32.8%, AfD 68.6%, Left 22.4%, BSW 35.8%. Blocking every nominee of the other side: All Germans 38.9%, SPD 39.5%, CDU/CSU 33.3%, Greens 52.1%, FDP 33.6%, AfD 34.3%, Left 43.3%, BSW 34.4%. Ignoring EU rules to win: All Germans 20.6%, SPD 19.0%, CDU/CSU 21.1%, Greens 11.8%, FDP 20.3%, AfD 28.6%, Left 16.0%, BSW 27.6%. Dissolving parliament over obstruction: All Germans 48.8%, SPD 40.9%, CDU/CSU 43.2%, Greens 38.3%, FDP 43.7%, AfD 68.6%, Left 44.2%, BSW 57.8%. Expelling the other side's extremists: All Germans 50.5%, SPD 48.2%, CDU/CSU 52.0%, Greens 48.0%, FDP 40.1%, AfD 51.4%, Left 53.4%, BSW 57.9%. Norms index: All Germans 38.1, SPD 31.6, CDU/CSU 34.5, Greens 33.8, FDP 34.1, AfD 50.3, Left 35.9, BSW 42.7.
Item	All Germans5,000 resp.	SPD812 resp.	CDU/CSU1,156 resp.	Greens745 resp.	FDP215 resp.	AfD1,230 resp.	Left639 resp.	BSW203 resp.
Political violence · share who support
Protest without a permit	16.5%	13.0%	11.5%	17.3%	17.1%	19.3%	23.4%	18.6%
Vandalism	3.7%	3.9%	5.7%	1.7%	5.4%	2.8%	4.3%	0.9%
Assault	2.4%	2.3%	4.5%	1.2%	4.6%	1.9%	1.1%	0.0%
Arson	2.1%	1.7%	3.9%	1.2%	4.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.0%
Assault with a deadly weapon	1.7%	1.4%	3.8%	1.2%	2.1%	1.2%	0.7%	0.0%
Murder	1.4%	1.0%	3.8%	1.0%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.0%
Violence index	4.6	3.9	5.5	3.9	5.7	4.6	5.1	3.3
Democratic norms · share who agree
Defunding critical public media	31.8%	10.5%	22.9%	18.8%	32.8%	68.6%	22.4%	35.8%
Blocking every nominee of the other side	38.9%	39.5%	33.3%	52.1%	33.6%	34.3%	43.3%	34.4%
Ignoring EU rules to win	20.6%	19.0%	21.1%	11.8%	20.3%	28.6%	16.0%	27.6%
Dissolving parliament over obstruction	48.8%	40.9%	43.2%	38.3%	43.7%	68.6%	44.2%	57.8%
Expelling the other side's extremists	50.5%	48.2%	52.0%	48.0%	40.1%	51.4%	53.4%	57.9%
Norms index	38.1	31.6	34.5	33.8	34.1	50.3	35.9	42.7

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Acts and norm items by party in Germany, last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)
Item	All Germans	SPD	CDU/CSU	Greens	FDP	AfD	Left	BSW
Protest without a permit	16.5%	13.0%	11.5%	17.3%	17.1%	19.3%	23.4%	18.6%
Vandalism	3.7%	3.9%	5.7%	1.7%	5.4%	2.8%	4.3%	0.9%
Assault	2.4%	2.3%	4.5%	1.2%	4.6%	1.9%	1.1%	0.0%
Arson	2.1%	1.7%	3.9%	1.2%	4.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.0%
Assault with a deadly weapon	1.7%	1.4%	3.8%	1.2%	2.1%	1.2%	0.7%	0.0%
Murder	1.4%	1.0%	3.8%	1.0%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.0%
Violence index	4.6	3.9	5.5	3.9	5.7	4.6	5.1	3.3
Defunding critical public media	31.8%	10.5%	22.9%	18.8%	32.8%	68.6%	22.4%	35.8%
Blocking every nominee of the other side	38.9%	39.5%	33.3%	52.1%	33.6%	34.3%	43.3%	34.4%
Ignoring EU rules to win	20.6%	19.0%	21.1%	11.8%	20.3%	28.6%	16.0%	27.6%
Dissolving parliament over obstruction	48.8%	40.9%	43.2%	38.3%	43.7%	68.6%	44.2%	57.8%
Expelling the other side's extremists	50.5%	48.2%	52.0%	48.0%	40.1%	51.4%	53.4%	57.9%
Norms index	38.1	31.6	34.5	33.8	34.1	50.3	35.9	42.7

Notes

Measure: shares who support each act (of all respondents, the ladder applied) and who agree with each norm item; the index rows are 0–100 averages. The “All” column is every respondent, including those with no party.

Who and when: Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026); All 5,000, SPD 812, CDU/CSU 1,156, Greens 745, FDP 215, AfD 1,230, Left 639, BSW 203. Cells under 100 respondents are hatched.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

What else does the German survey ask?

Questions asked in Germany only · all respondents · Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)

The questions

German democracy was stronger ten years ago. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? German democracy was stronger ten years ago than it is today.
Parties should refuse to work with the AfD (federal and state). Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All parties should refuse to work with the AfD (Alternative for Germany) at the federal and state level. (The German version adds: but not in the municipalities.)
Parties should refuse to work with the AfD at every level. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All parties should refuse to work with the AfD (Alternative for Germany) in any way at all levels, including at the local level.
Back their party's government after unemployment rose. Imagine that there is currently a [their party]-led government in Germany. During the government's term, Germany is facing a substantial increase in unemployment. In the next federal election, would you support or oppose another term of a [their party]-led government?
Back their party's government after it missed its emissions goals. Imagine that there is currently a [their party]-led government in Germany. During the government's term, Germany failed to achieve its carbon emission reduction goals, as it had committed to in international treaties. In the next federal election, would you support or oppose another term of a [their party]-led government?

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Questions asked in Germany only, last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)
Item	Summary	95% low	95% high	Respondents	Answers
German democracy was stronger ten years ago	64.8%	63.3%	66.3%	5,000	Strongly agree 24.0% · Agree 40.8% · Neither agree nor disagree 21.6% · Disagree 10.1% · Strongly disagree 3.5%
Parties should refuse to work with the AfD (federal and state)	16.8%	15.6%	18.0%	5,000	Strongly agree 5.4% · Agree 11.4% · Neither agree nor disagree 28.3% · Disagree 19.6% · Strongly disagree 35.3%
Parties should refuse to work with the AfD at every level	48.4%	46.8%	49.9%	5,000	Strongly agree 30.5% · Agree 17.8% · Neither agree nor disagree 14.9% · Disagree 10.2% · Strongly disagree 26.5%
Back their party's government after unemployment rose	60.9%	59.4%	62.4%	5,000	Strongly support 22.9% · Support 38.0% · Neither support nor oppose 27.5% · Oppose 10.3% · Strongly oppose 1.3%
Back their party's government after it missed its emissions goals	72.7%	71.3%	74.1%	4,999	Strongly support 30.5% · Support 42.2% · Neither support nor oppose 20.8% · Oppose 5.9% · Strongly oppose 0.6%
Back their party's government after it blocked the others' committee chairs	45.6%	44.1%	47.2%	5,000	Strongly support 19.3% · Support 26.4% · Neither support nor oppose 28.5% · Oppose 20.9% · Strongly oppose 5.0%

Notes

Measure: the full answer distribution for each item; the summary share counts the two strongest answers (or the one answer named). Thermometers are means on 0–100.

Wording: verbatim from the questionnaire. Lists stop at five; Show all opens the rest.

Who and when: Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026); 5,000 respondents.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

Measure

Which groups sit farthest from the other parties?

Affective polarization by party, ideology, age, gender and education · Germany · Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026) · 95% intervals

All Germans together stand at 59.4 points. Among groups of 100 or more, the highest figure is for AfD supporters, 73.0, and the lowest for FDP supporters, 50.3.

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Affective polarization by group in Germany, last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026)
Split	Group	Affective polarization	95% low	95% high	Respondents
Party	SPD	51.4	49.9	53.0	812
Party	CDU/CSU	58.2	56.8	59.5	1,156
Party	Greens	56.0	54.6	57.4	745
Party	FDP	50.3	46.4	54.1	215
Party	AfD	73.0	71.6	74.4	1,230
Party	Left	56.4	54.8	58.1	639
Party	BSW	50.9	47.4	54.3	203
Ideology	Left (1–3)	56.1	54.9	57.4	1,210
Ideology	Centre (4–7)	57.8	56.9	58.7	3,094
Ideology	Right (8–10)	72.3	70.3	74.2	695
Age	18–29	52.1	50.7	53.6	834
Age	30–44	56.2	54.6	57.8	1,038
Age	45–64	61.7	60.4	63.0	1,593
Age	65+	63.3	62.2	64.4	1,535
Gender	Women	58.8	57.8	59.7	2,673
Gender	Men	60.0	59.0	61.0	2,327
Education	Lower secondary or less	63.2	61.2	65.2	753
Education	Intermediate secondary	63.2	62.1	64.4	1,799
Education	Abitur	56.1	55.1	57.0	2,346

Notes

Measure: affective polarization in points, among respondents with a party. Ideology is self-placement on a 0–10 left–right scale.

Who and when: Last four waves (Oct 2025–Jul 2026); 5,000 respondents in all. Groups under 100 are hatched and left out of the lead sentence.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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Germans rate their own party 59.4 points above the other parties, in the latest wave (July 2026). By party, the highest figure is among AfD supporters, 71.2, and the lowest among SPD supporters, 52.1. Since Jan 2024 the figure has risen from 55.1 to 59.4.

Every question in the five surveys, by any split the survey allows, in any window. Pick a country, a question, a split and a window; the answer bars show how each group answered, the lines show each group across the eleven waves, and the full question is printed beneath with the party piping shown in brackets. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

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59.4pts

Affective polarization · own minus other, points, Germans with a party95% interval 57.8–61.1 · 1,000 respondents · Latest wave (July 2026)

How do Germans answer, by party?

Affective polarization · points by party · Latest wave (July 2026) · 95% intervals

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Affective polarization in Germany by party, latest wave (July 2026)
Group	Affective polarization	95% low	95% high	Respondents
All Germans	59.4	57.8	61.1	1,000
SPD	52.1	48.4	55.9	142
CDU/CSU	55.2	51.9	58.5	203
Greens	59.3	56.2	62.4	165
FDP	54.1	46.4	61.7	38
AfD	71.2	67.6	74.7	257
Left	56.0	51.8	60.1	154
BSW	47.7	38.9	56.4	41

Notes

Measure: Rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties, on 0–100 thermometers.

Who and when: Latest wave (July 2026); All Germans 1,000, SPD 142, CDU/CSU 203, Greens 165, FDP 38, AfD 257, Left 154, BSW 41.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

How has each party group moved?

Affective polarization by wave, by party · the United States in light grey for comparison

Show the data

Affective polarization in Germany by wave
Wave	All Germans	SPD	CDU/CSU	Greens	FDP	AfD	Left	BSW	United States
Jan 2024	55.1 (n 998)	48.0 (n 190)	54.8 (n 278)	51.8 (n 170)	43.6 (n 62)	71.6 (n 227)	48.9 (n 71)	no survey	50.0 (n 3,367)
Apr 2024	57.6 (n 1,000)	49.5 (n 200)	58.7 (n 282)	52.9 (n 172)	46.3 (n 60)	73.0 (n 223)	52.5 (n 63)	no survey	48.6 (n 3,442)
Jul 2024	55.5 (n 1,000)	47.5 (n 175)	61.8 (n 235)	53.1 (n 161)	38.1 (n 52)	66.2 (n 201)	47.3 (n 65)	56.8 (n 111)	52.9 (n 3,288)
Oct 2024	56.6 (n 1,000)	50.4 (n 169)	60.4 (n 263)	51.8 (n 162)	35.0 (n 70)	74.1 (n 203)	47.0 (n 42)	55.5 (n 91)	51.7 (n 3,353)
Jan 2025	58.3 (n 1,000)	52.8 (n 192)	59.8 (n 239)	57.7 (n 171)	32.2 (n 47)	72.9 (n 212)	47.8 (n 56)	59.0 (n 83)	51.9 (n 4,130)
Apr 2025	60.5 (n 1,000)	54.0 (n 173)	57.2 (n 214)	56.3 (n 143)	59.4 (n 40)	72.9 (n 242)	60.0 (n 125)	53.6 (n 63)	54.8 (n 3,271)
Jul 2025	58.7 (n 1,000)	51.2 (n 163)	57.8 (n 243)	57.4 (n 153)	49.2 (n 52)	70.6 (n 216)	55.7 (n 126)	59.7 (n 47)	56.0 (n 1,584)
Oct 2025	59.5 (n 1,000)	51.5 (n 173)	56.8 (n 245)	54.9 (n 147)	51.4 (n 37)	75.1 (n 232)	59.5 (n 113)	53.2 (n 53)	57.3 (n 774)
Jan 2026	60.4 (n 2,000)	53.1 (n 328)	60.7 (n 492)	53.7 (n 276)	50.5 (n 88)	74.8 (n 504)	55.4 (n 242)	48.6 (n 70)	52.0 (n 762)
Apr 2026	57.1 (n 1,000)	47.5 (n 169)	56.7 (n 216)	57.5 (n 157)	46.8 (n 52)	68.9 (n 237)	56.2 (n 130)	55.3 (n 39)	55.2 (n 773)
Jul 2026	59.4 (n 1,000)	52.1 (n 142)	55.2 (n 203)	59.3 (n 165)	54.1 (n 38)	71.2 (n 257)	56.0 (n 154)	47.7 (n 41)	54.4 (n 777)

Notes

Measure: one point per wave; group lines carry no intervals, so small moves between waves are noise. A gap is a wave in which the group had no respondents or the question was not asked (BSW enters the German survey in July 2024).

Who and when: all eleven waves; a hollow square marks a wave with fewer than 100 respondents in the group.

Weighted with each country's survey weight. Support and agreement count the two strongest answers. The violence items are a ladder: each act is shown only to those who supported the one before, and anyone not shown it counts as not supporting. Affective polarization is the rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties (Israel: supporters of one's own bloc minus the other bloc). The United States series uses the US survey in the same months. Groups under 100 respondents are hatched.

The question as asked in Germany

Rating of one's own party minus the average rating of the other parties, on 0–100 thermometers.

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