“There’s some stereotyping of liberals as open-minded and diverse, and of conservatives as more closed-minded and less diverse.  Interestingly, it is actually the political moderates who are the most likely to be isolated from people with different political viewpoints.  However, the study also shows conservatives are much more likely to know evangelicals and born again Christians, while liberals are more likely to know atheists, homosexuals, and people who have experienced homelessness, which would fit with some of the stereotypes about both groups.  What is striking, though, is not so much the differences as the similarities.  Yes, conservatives are more likely to know a born again Christian, but two-thirds of liberals also know one at least casually.  And yes, liberals are more likely to know a gay or lesbian person, but two-thirds of conservatives also know one at least casually.  Liberals and conservatives may have very different worldviews, but the relationships they maintain aren’t really all that different, despite the stereotypes.”