Politics Today News America S Growing Problem With Political Violence Explained

New poll: Here’s how many Americans blame Trump’s MAGA, Democrats for political violence

A growing number of Americans believe political violence is escalating nationwide, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Read More

Polarization and inequality fuel political violence

As U.S. politics grow more polarized, instances of targeted political violence are increasing. From the September 2025 shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, to the killing of Minnesota ... Read More

More than 8 in 10 Americans believe political violence is increasing

More than 8 in 10 Americans believe political violence is increasing, the results of a poll published Thursday show. Read More

Americans agree political violence is rising — but not on the reason why, poll finds

Americans of all stripes agree: political violence is on the rise. But, the consensus ends there. When it comes to which groups are to blame and what underlying factors are at play, views are ... Read More

Most Americans see political violence on the rise: Survey

A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that a clear majority of respondents believe political violence in the U.S. is increasing. The poll, released Thursday, found that 85 percent of ... Read More

A large majority of Americans think political violence is a big problem, Marquette survey finds. Who to blame differs.

A large majority of Americans think political violence is a big problem, but there is a sharp partisan difference on who is to blame, a new Marquette University Law School national survey found. The ... Read More

New poll shows striking change in Americans’ views on political violence

A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows that nearly a third of Americans believe that political violence may be necessary to set the country on track. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a professor who studies ... Read More

There’s a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It’s a sharp rise from 18 ... Read More

Poll: More Americans now agree political violence may be necessary to right the country

Three in 10 people now say that Americans may have to resort to violence to get the country back on track, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. To be sure, a strong majority disagree with that ... Read More

Poll: Nearly 1 in 3 say political violence may be necessary to right the country

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released this week finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans think political violence is a major problem, but nearly a third say political violence may be ... Read More

Opinion: ‘Great again?’ American decline today seems as irreversible as it ever was.

As of today ... all Americans, but particularly the young. Why? For starters, it’s political cynicism, extreme polarization, lack of trust in leaders and traditional institutions, economic despair, ... Read More

A large majority of Americans think political violence is a big problem, Marquette survey finds. Who to blame differs.

A large majority of Americans believe political violence is a significant problem, a new Marquette University Law School poll finds. Nearly half of adults surveyed think aggressive language from ... Read More