According to a Pew Research Center survey, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly driven Americans apart, with 72% asserting it caused more division than unity. The analysis draws on data from nearly 10,000 U.S. adults, highlighting how pre-existing societal trends, such as partisan divide and declining institutional trust, were intensified by the pandemic. Although the virus itself didn't instigate these issues, its impact on perceptions and experiences during turbulent times has led to increased polarization across the nation.
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
COVID-19 did not cause the divide but intensified existing rifts exacerbated by societal trends like partisanship and declining trust in institutions.
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