WASHINGTON — The impeachment of President Trump has played out like a searing snapshot of the partisan divide, the two parties mostly inhabiting turf so different they might as well be on different planets.

We asked Americans visiting the National Mall last weekend to share their thoughts on impeachment. The goal was to see if people’s statements broke down as neatly and predictably on partisan lines as the vast majority of the views expressed in Congress.

One thing was clear: Almost everyone agreed that impeachment has been a fraught process that has further divided Americans and made them reconsider where we are as a nation. Alas, that may be all we agree on.