We Surveyed 50,674 Americans. This Is What Brings Them Together.

By Todd RogersAudrey Feldman and Ben Valenta

Mr. Rogers is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. Ms. Feldman is a doctoral student at Harvard Kennedy. Mr. Valenta is the executive vice president of strategy and analytics at Fox Sports.

A landmark study tracked smartphone locations of 10 million Americans over Thanksgiving 2016, soon after President Trump’s election victory. When people shared a meal with family members who voted for the opposing party, they cut their visits short by 30 to 50 minutes.

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