By the numbers: 65% of respondents overall said they'd support such a commission. That includes 90% of Americans who align with Democrats, 73% who consider themselves independents and 42% of Republicans. 55% of moderate and liberal Republicans — but just 37% of those identifying as conservative or very conservative — were on board. A commission is more popular with women than men — and more popular with college-educated Americans than non-college-educated. 78% of Democrats said their own party is united, while just 58% of Republicans saw themselves as unified.