As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States surpasses 2 million, Americans’ worry about COVID-19 exposure has plateaued over the past month, perhaps in response to a slight downward trend in new cases in May. …
As with many other questions related to COVID-19, there is also a large gap in concern about exposure across political parties. Eighty-five percent of Democrats are at least somewhat worried that they or their family will come into contact with the virus, compared with 47% of Republicans and 66% of independents. CONT.
Zach Hrynowski, Gallup
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