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

CBS News poll finds Americans say political violence unacceptable; concerned about more of it in future

Notably, Americans of all political stripes say violence is unacceptable; there's no meaningful difference between views of partisans on this. There are some differences according to age, though, with ... Read More

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

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Read More

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Americans almost universally condemn the recent political violence they have witnessed. The recent poll results showing otherwise more likely stem from confusion about what the questions are asking ... 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

Poll Finds Most Americans Stressed Over Election, Future of Nation

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans say they're stressed out over the future of the United States and the presidential election, a new poll shows. The Stress in America poll, ... Read More

More than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it

In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it. 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