COVID-19 & Politics

Also, a declining share of Republicans say the coronavirus is a major threat to health in the United States.

More Americans hold positive than negative views of the news media’s COVID-19 coverage, but Republicans and Democrats remain starkly divided.

A majority of Americans continue to say their greater concern is that state governments will lift coronavirus-related restrictions on public activity too quickly.

Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.

The percentage who say journalists have exaggerated the risks of the outbreak has decreased notably in recent weeks.

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Americans with lower incomes are particularly likely to have concerns related to the digital divide and the digital “homework gap.”

Overall, 70% of U.S. adults favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to.

Most Americans say economic problems resulting from the coronavirus outbreak will last for at least six months.

Republicans are more negative than Democrats toward China, though unfavorable ratings have climbed among both parties.