Key Points
• Belief in conspiracy theories is most consistently correlated with Biden and Trump voters who favor secession.
• The majority of citizens who voted for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the last election, when combined, believe in at least one of the conspiracy theories (43% of Biden voters and 90% of Trump voters).
• But while the percentage of Trump voters who ascribe to these conspiracies significantly outpaces that of Biden voters, conspiracy-believing Biden voters are more likely to say blue states should secede from the union than are conspiracy-believing Trump voters likely to say red states should secede.
• Additionally, several other authoritarian beliefs are significantly more prevalent among voters who support secession. CONTINUED
Larry Schack & Mick McWilliams (Project Home Fire), Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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