Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON — 

Most Americans are feeling a batch of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not 1 of them.

A caller canvass from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that astir 7 successful 10 Americans study feeling anxious oregon frustrated astir the 2024 statesmanlike campaign, and a akin stock accidental they're interested.

Only astir one-third accidental they consciousness excited.

There's a wide feeling of uncertainty hanging implicit the 2024 statesmanlike contention during the past week of the campaign. The contention is competitory nationally and successful cardinal plaything states, according to caller polls, with neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump showing a measurable advantage.

At the aforesaid time, the candidates person offered closing arguments that are successful stark opposition with each other, with Harris arguing that Trump is obsessed with revenge and his ain idiosyncratic needs, portion Trump referred to Harris astatine a rally connected Sunday nighttime arsenic “a trainwreck who has destroyed everything successful her path.”

Some groups are adjacent much anxious than they were 4 years ago, adjacent though that predetermination took spot successful the midst of a deadly pandemic.

In 2020, an AP-NORC canvass recovered that astir two-thirds of Americans were anxious astir the election, which is not statistically important from the caller result. But for partisans, anxiousness is dialed a small higher.

About 8 successful 10 Democrats accidental anxious describes however they are feeling now, up somewhat from astir three-quarters successful the past election. About two-thirds of Republicans are anxious, a mean uptick from astir 6 successful 10 successful 2020.

Independents, by contrast, haven't shifted meaningfully, and they're besides feeling little disquieted than Democrats oregon Republicans. About fractional accidental they are anxious, akin to the uncovering successful 2020.

Other emotions person gotten much aggravated compared to past predetermination cycles, including excitement. About one-third of Americans study feeling excited astir the 2024 campaign, up from astir one-quarter successful 2016. But a bulk of Americans accidental they are not excited astir this year's race.

One happening has stayed reasonably constant, though: Americans' level of vexation with the campaign. Roughly 7 successful 10 Americans accidental frustrated describes their affectional state, akin to 2020.

For those Americans, though, determination is airy connected the skyline — soon, the predetermination volition beryllium over.

The canvass of 1,233 adults was conducted Oct. 24-29, 2024, utilizing a illustration drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to beryllium typical of the U.S. population. The borderline of sampling mistake is positive oregon minus 3.6 percent points.