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The vast majority of Americans are concerned about the current state of the country, a new Insider poll shows

Madison Hall   

The vast majority of Americans are concerned about the current state of the country, a new Insider poll shows
Politics2 min read
  • More than nine in 10 Americans are concerned about the current state of the nation, according to a recent Insider survey.
  • 95% of the 1,059 respondents said that they are concerned about the United States.
  • Only 2% of respondents told Insider they have no present concerns about the country.
  • This survey was conducted between January 13 and January 14, amid the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world and days after deadly riots at the US Capitol.

Most Americans - more than nine in 10 - have expressed concern about the current state of the US amidst an ongoing pandemic and an attempted coup over the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a recent Insider poll.

"Are you concerned about the state of the country right now?" we asked in an Insider survey between January 13 and January 14.

Here's a breakdown of the responses we received:

  • 61% of respondents said currently have a great deal of concern.
  • 22% of respondents said they have a lot of concern.
  • 12% of respondents said they have a moderate amount of concern.
  • 3% of respondents said they are only a little concerned.
  • 2% of respondents said they are not concerned at all.

This analysis comes from a SurveyMonkey Audience poll. The survey collected 1,059 respondents who were asked if the Capitol siege was justified, if Trump was responsible for the breached Capitol, and more.

On January 6, Trump supporters from across the country descended on the US Capitol to protest Congress certifying the election results in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.

The protests turned into an insurrection as the crowd breached the Capitol building, leading to the death of one police officer and several protesters. Two more deaths occurred in the days following the attempted coup: a Capitol Police officer and a rioter facing felony charges. Both died of suicide.

Congress inevitably certified Biden's election win the same night as the Capitol riots. He will officially become the 46th president of the United States around 12 p.m. local time on January 20.

The nearly yearlong but still surging coronavirus pandemic has also cast a pall over over the nation. The US has confirmed more than 23 million COVID-19 cases and nearly 390,000 deaths due to the disease as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

SurveyMonkey Audience polls from a national sample balanced by census data of age and gender. Respondents are incentivized to complete surveys through charitable contributions. Generally speaking, digital polling tends to skew toward people with access to the internet. SurveyMonkey Audience doesn't try to weight its sample based on race or income. Polling data collected 1,059 respondents January 13-14, 2021. All polls carried approximately a 3 percentage point margin of error individually.

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