Republicans tend to be more open to the idea of reopening sooner than Democrats, data shows.
WASHINGTON – The partisan divide between Americans who believe"it is safe now" to reopen businesses and vote, and those wishing to "wait several months" to resume such activities, persists as the amount of coronavirus cases continues to rise, according to a new survey.
When people were asked if it will be safe to hold elections in a couple of weeks, months or more than six months, Republicans tended to be more open to the idea of reopening sooner than Democrats. Twenty-five percent of Republicans believe it's safe right now for officials to reopen businesses like bars and theaters compared to 7% of Democrats. The largest divide between the two is those who say it will be safe six or more months to reopen these businesses, with 37% of Democrats saying it will be safe compared to 20% of Republicans.
Lynn Vavreck, UCLA political scientist and co-creator of Nationscape, said that the partisan divide is likely caused by messaging from"partisan elites," such as President Donald Trump. The Democracy Fund and UCLA Nationscape Project is a large-scale study of the American electorate designed to conduct 500,000 interviews about policies and the presidential candidates during the 2020 election cycle. The July poll was conducted July 23 to 29, surveying 6,558 Americans. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. The June poll was conducted the week of June 18 to 24, surveying 6,491 Americans. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.
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