The Perception Gap Quiz

My Democrat Perception Gap is: 0%

Your score is calculated by averaging the difference between your estimates of Democrats’ views and their actual views.
On average, Republicans have a Perception Gap of 27%.
On average, Independents have a Perception Gap of 20% when assessing Democrats.

Your response
Average Democrat %
Perception Gap

1 Most police are bad people (showing % disagree)

-13%

2 I am proud to be American, though I acknowledge my country's flaws

32%

3 It is important that men are protected from false accusations pertaining to sexual assault

45%

4 The US should have completely open borders (showing % disagree)

-26%

5 Law abiding citizens should have the right to bear firearms

18%

6 America should be a socialist country (showing % disagree)

-31%

7 The US should abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) (showing % disagree)

-25%

1.Most police are bad people (showing % disagree)
2.I am proud to be American, though I acknowledge my country's flaws
3.It is important that men are protected from false accusations pertaining to sexual assault
4.The US should have completely open borders (showing % disagree)
5.Law abiding citizens should have the right to bear firearms
6.America should be a socialist country (showing % disagree)
7.The US should abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) (showing % disagree)

Here you can compare your estimates (shown in yellow) of Democrats' beliefs to the average of Democrats in our study (shown in blue). The gray bar indicates the gap between your perception and the reality of Democrats' views. The Perception Gap score above is the average of all individual gaps. Positive gap numbers indicate overestimates of how partisan or extreme the other side is, while negative numbers indicate the opposite.

For several of the statements, we show the estimated disagreement level. This is calculated by subtracting the agreement percentage from 100. This allows us to compare the statements in a consistent way: all numbers closer to 100 indicate similarity to Republican views, while numbers closer to zero indicate distance from Republican views.

My Republican Perception Gap is: 4%

Your score is calculated by averaging the difference between your estimates of Republicans’ views and their actual views.
On average, Democrats have a Perception Gap of 19%.
On average, Independents have a Perception Gap of 13% when assessing Republicans.

Your response
Average Republican %
Perception Gap

1 Properly controlled immigration can be good for America

35%

2 Racism still exists in America

3 Many Muslims are good Americans

-18%

4 Sexism still exists in America

-18%

5 The government should do more to stop guns getting into the hands of bad people

36%

6 Donald Trump is a flawed person

7 People are right to be concerned about how climate change might affect us

-9%

1.Properly controlled immigration can be good for America
2.Racism still exists in America
3.Many Muslims are good Americans
4.Sexism still exists in America
5.The government should do more to stop guns getting into the hands of bad people
6.Donald Trump is a flawed person
7.People are right to be concerned about how climate change might affect us

Here you can compare your estimates (shown in yellow) of Republicans' beliefs to the average of Republicans in our study (shown in red). The gray bar indicates the gap between your perception and the reality of Republicans' views. The Perception Gap score above is the average of all individual gaps. Positive gap numbers indicate overestimates of how partisan or extreme the other side is, while negative numbers indicate the opposite.

My Perception Gap Results

My Democrat Perception Gap is: 0%

My Republican Perception Gap is: 4%