The school reports in a news release that 7 percent of the people they polled said they had ended a friendship over the presidential race while 2 in 3 said that this race has "brought out the worst in people."

According to the school, 802 registered voters in the United States were polled over the phone in September. The data showed that 4 percent of the people surveyed found that the election brought out the best in people, while 30 percent said the “harsh language used in politics today is justified given the current state of the country.”