Voters Have Deep Concerns Over Threat to Democracy, but for Very Different Reasons

Just weeks after the fall’s midterm elections, voters feel strongly that the country’s democracy is being threatened. While a lack of respect and civility in politics continues to remain an issue for voters, there’s not a lot of agreement on why Americans feel this way.

According to the latest Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) Battleground Civility Poll, an overwhelming 75% of Americans believe that “democracy is under attack,” as opposed to only 24% who disagree. This belief cuts across party lines with 80% of Democrats, 72% of Republicans and 64% of Independents sharing this concern.

When given a list of reasons why some people say democracy is under attack, voters agree widely on the threat of violence to democracy: 77% of voters agree that “the increasing amount of violent behavior in our society” is an extremely or very serious threat to democracy (including 75% of Republicans and 74% of Democrats). Furthermore, 63% of voters believe that “the decreasing amount of respect and civility in our political system” is an extremely or very serious threat to democracy (including 61% of Republicans and 68% of Democrats). CONTINUED

Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service


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