Despite wide partisan gaps in views of many aspects of the pandemic, some common ground exists
In Americans’ views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
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In Americans’ views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Just 9% of the public says it will be less than six months before most public activities operate about as they did before the outbreak.
Following the passage of a second stimulus package in December, 79% of U.S. adults say another economic assistance package will be necessary.
Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.
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