With new COVID-19 cases plummeting as the Omicron variant continues to recede, Americans report lower risk perceptions of the virus and are increasingly returning to their normal, pre-COVID life. In response, many believe the country should move towards reopening. The poll also finds that while nearly eight in ten (78%) […] Read more »
Large Shares of the Public Worry about the Consequences of Both Ending and Keeping COVID-19 Restrictions
As federal, state, and local authorities move to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds many people ready to get back to normal but a public also nervous about the potential consequences. Large shares of the public are worried about the implications of both keeping […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 36% say COVID-19 is under control, highest number since May
As the Omicron wave of COVID-19 fades, voters are feeling hopeful again about the novel virus being contained. Thirty-six percent say coronavirus is “completely” or “mostly” under control, the second-highest number recorded since the pandemic started, trailing the 46% who felt that way last May. Still, 43 percent feel it […] Read more »
California: Voter Views about Covid and K-12 Schools
In its latest survey, the Berkeley IGS Poll examined a range of issues relating to how the k-12 schools are dealing with the coronavirus. Below are some of the poll’s main findings. There is strong bipartisan agreement among the overall electorate that the coronavirus has had a negative impact on […] Read more »
How news consumption impacts views of the pandemic
We often describe America as existing in a split reality, with public opinion divided neatly along partisan lines. Yet as our polling data reveals, where Americans get their information can be just as determinative of where they stand on the pandemic as partisanship. Naturally, there’s a strong overlap between what […] Read more »
Are Americans ready for a return to pre-pandemic normal? Depends on what ‘normal’ means.
Most Americans are weary of Covid-19, recent polling shows, but there’s less consensus over how that exhaustion should translate into policy. Public opinion, these surveys suggest, isn’t a struggle between two clearly defined opposing camps — one favoring an immediate and total lifting of Covid precautions and the other a […] Read more »