All Ages, Genders, Races Avoid Discussing Politics At Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, Americans of all ages, races and different genders are united in one feat: to avoid discussing politics with their family and friends at holiday gatherings. According to a poll by Quinnipiac University, the hope to steer clear of the topic was consistently high at around 58 to 64 percent across all types of population groups. This is a little bit lower than in a 2021 survey on the same topic, but still high.

57 percent of Republicans in 2024 said they would prefer topics other than politics around the Thanksgiving table opposite 64 percent of Democrats. This is a wider gap than in past years, but majorities in both groups still expressed their dislike for the topic during the holidays.

For parameters other than political affiliation, discrepancies between groups were generally smaller while sharing the general aversion. Some of the biggest distastes for political Thanksgiving talk were detected among U.S. Latinos - with a gap to the more inclined white and Black populations.

Gender and age were less deciding factors. Men were two percentage points less likely to avoid talking politics during the holiday than women, while those between the ages of 18 and 34 as well as 50 and 64 were the most apprehensive groups.

Some of the lowest rates of anticipation were found in Latinos as well as Independents, women and older Americans. The poll included 1,574 self-identified U.S. registered voters who were surveyed between November 9 and November 13, 2024.