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1. CIVILITY IN AMERICA 2018
Despite a daily barrage of partisan conflict, Americans from both political parties are generally united in the belief that
uncivil behavior is rampant and having profound and negative effects on our democracy. The 8th installment of Civility in
America by Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate conducted with KRC Research represents the opinions and experiences
of 1,481 American adults who were surveyed in January 2018.
PARTISAN AGREEMENT ON
THE STATE OF CIVILITY IN AMERICA
CITE THE IMPORTANCE
OF CIVILITY TO OUR DEMOCRACY
BELIEVE THAT INCIVILITY OF
POLITICIANS AND OTHER LEADERS
ENCOURAGES SOCIETAL INCIVILITY
AMONG AMERICANS…
AGREE THAT THE NATION HAS A
CIVILITY PROBLEM
Minor
problem
BELIEVE INCIVILITY LEADS
TO LESS POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
95%
96%
92%
78%
85%
79%
76%
83%
77%
93%
95%
95%
Major
problem
24%
22%
26%
69%
73%
69%
83% 84% 89%
BELIEVE INCIVILITY
LEADS TO INTOLERANCE
OF FREE SPEECH

2. A full report on the State of Civility in America in 2018 is coming April 2018. For more information about Civility in
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BELIEVE IT IS “VERY” IMPORTANT FOR
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO BE CIVIL
AMERICANS PERCEIVE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES TO INCIVILITY
Political gridlock
Less attention to political debates or conversations
Deterrent to entering public service
75%
60%
59%
Leslie Gaines-Ross
Chief Reputation Strategist
Weber Shandwick
lgaines-ross@webershandwick.com
Mark Richards
Senior Vice President/
Management Supervisor
KRC Research
mrichards@krcresearch.com
Lance Morgan
Chief Communications Strategist
Weber Shandwick
lmorgan@webershandwick.com
AGREE THAT CIVILITY HAS GOTTEN
WORSE COMPARED TO A FEW
YEARS AGO
68%
86%
76%
72%
74%
72%
BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP
WOULD BE “A LOT” MORE EFFECTIVE IF
HE WERE MORE CIVIL
40%
50%
43%
BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS CIVIL
Somewhat
civil
35%
64%
14%
Very
civil
22%
37%
9%
13%
27%
5%
50% 43% 53%
EXPECTCIVILITY TO
GETWORSE IN THE
NEXTFEW YEARS