People say they’re most grateful for family and friends this yr.
That could be one cause a giant majority plans to keep away from political discussions on the Thanksgiving desk.
Within the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Trump voters and Republicans are comparatively a bit extra open to political chat than Kamala Harris voters and Democrats are, however most on both facet aren’t notably wanting ahead to politics with their poultry.
When requested to select from a listing, it is household and buddies that People say they’re particularly grateful for this yr. It’s the best choice throughout a large swath of People, together with all areas, age and racial teams, and throughout the political spectrum.
Following household and buddies, People say they’re particularly grateful for his or her well being and freedom.
Issues of politics and authorities rank on the backside of the checklist.
Whether or not folks plan to interact in political dialog at Thanksgiving might depend upon the corporate.
Many individuals do report that they’re going to be gathering with like-minded voters this Thanksgiving: Harris voters say they will principally be with fellow Harris supporters and Trump voters say they will principally be with fellow Trump supporters.
When that occurs, they will be comparatively extra open to political dialogue than those that’ll be spending the vacation with a mixture of voters, or with those that principally voted for the opposite candidate.
All that stated, few are going out of their solution to keep away from political variations altogether. Simply 1 in 10 say they’ve modified their plans to keep away from gathering with individuals who voted for a special presidential candidate than they did.
Regardless of the political variations between Trump and Harris voters, no less than one factor they share is their gratitude for his or her household and buddies.
Fred Backus contributed to this report.
This CBS Information/YouGov survey was performed with a nationally consultant pattern of two,232 U.S. adults interviewed between November 19-22, 2024. The pattern was weighted to be consultant of adults nationwide in line with gender, age, race, and training, primarily based on the U.S. Census American Group Survey and Present Inhabitants Survey, in addition to 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.3 factors.
