Most Americans Think The U.S. Will Have More Political Violence And Be Less Of A Democracy, Poll Finds

According to a new CBS News poll, a majority of Americans think political violence in the U.S. will get worse, and that the country will be less of a democracy in the future.

The number of people who think political violence in the US will increase over the next few years has increased.

More than 70% of people who identify as liberal, more than 50% of moderates and more than 70% of conservatives predicted future violence by voting for President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.

A majority of people think that the US will be less of a democracy for the next generation than it is now.

Republicans were more likely than Democrats to think that democracy would backslide, with 70% of Republicans and 70% of Trump voters believing it will be less of a democracy.

A majority of people think using force and violence is not a good way to achieve a political goal.

The majority of people think that the U.S. is more divided today than it was in the past, and that the civility in American politics has gotten worse.

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Even though the U.S. is divided into two different countries, a majority of people oppose it. Republicans were more willing to break the country up than liberals and Democrats were.

Biden railed against "MAGA Republicans" who back Trump in a speech on September 1, saying they are an "explorance that threatens the very foundations of our republic." A CBS poll conducted before Biden's speech found that 20% of people were part of the movement.

Key Background

A survey released in July by the Violence Prevention Research Program found that 22% of respondents believed political violence was sometimes justified. In his speech on Thursday, Biden argued that the 2020 election and the violence on January 6 are a threat to democracy because the Republicans refuse to accept the results. According to a CBS News poll released over the weekend, most voters believe there will be issues with the next election that could harm democracy and that election officials will refuse to certify results. There is no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud in 2020 and election fraud is exceedingly rare, but a majority of Republicans have concerns about potential voter fraud.

Americans are more concerned about political violence.

The speech against Trumpism was made by Biden.

A survey looked at acceptance of political violence in the U.S.