Researchers surveyed 504 U.S. workers and 1,525 human resources professionals in August and September regarding their experiences with politics in the workplace.
Here are seven key findings from the study:
- Twenty-four percent of workers said they have experienced either preferential or negative treatment based on their political affiliation, up from 12 percent in 2019.
- Twenty percent of HR professionals say there is more political volatility in the workplace today than three years ago.
- One in 10 workers say their promotion opportunities have been limited due to their political views.
- Forty-five percent of workers have had political disagreements at work.
- Seventy percent of liberal and 73 percent of moderate workers say their co-workers are inclusive of different political views, compared with 60 percent of conservative workers.
- Supervisors are 10 percentage points more hesitant to hire conservative workers than liberal workers.
- Thirty percent of male workers say they have experienced political affiliation bias, compared with 18 percent of female workers.
