Politics Today News Poll Most Americans Fear Political Violence Before, After Election

Nearly 40% of young Americans say political violence can be justified in certain situations

Harvard poll of young Americans shows 39% see political violence as acceptable in certain situations with wider concerns shaping their views. Read More

Most Americans say inflammatory political rhetoric has gone too far, poll shows

A Gallup poll published Wednesday shows that majorities of both political parties in the United States think that inflammatory criticism and cruel political rhetoric have gone too far. Read More

Poll: Americans say both parties have gone too far with political rhetoric

The Gallup poll, conducted weeks after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, found that 60% of Americans think Democrats and their supporters have gone too far in using ... Read More

Nearly 40% of Young Americans Say Political Violence Is Acceptable in Certain Circumstances, Harvard Poll Finds

The Youth Poll, conducted by the Harvard Public Opinion Project, surveys more than 2,000 young Americans twice per year. This edition marks the first time the Youth Poll surveyed respondents about ... Read More

Rage Against Society: Polarization, Violence, and What’s Really Going On

Note: This piece draws on insights from the panel discussion held during the R Street Institute’s virtual event “Fragile Republic: Lessons on Political Violence from the Founding to Today.” Americans ... Read More

Govs. Spencer Cox and Josh Shapiro warn of growing political violence

Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Spencer Cox of Utah sit in for a wide-ranging interview with "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Read More

'Civil war': Utah, PA governors call out political violence in bipartisan panel

Republican Governor of Utah Spencer Cox and Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania called on Americans to stop using violence against political opponents. Read More

Coloradans have gloomy outlook on economy, elected leaders — and fear rise in political violence, poll finds

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado voters hold a dim view of national politics, with nearly 3 in 4 characterizing the political situation as “in crisis.” And further, nearly ... Read More

Poll: Majorities across parties say 'extreme political rhetoric' was a contributor to Charlie Kirk's killing

More than 6 in 10 registered voters said they think “extreme political rhetoric” was an important contributor to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this year — including ... Read More

Gen Z believes political violence may be justified in these instances—Poll

Nearly four in 10 Gen Zers believe political violence may at times be justified, according to a new poll. Read More