Most Americans ‘anxious’, ‘frustrated’ about presidential campaign – Poll

Seven successful 10 Americans study being funny successful the US election, but considerably less are excited astir the statesmanlike campaign.

About 70 percent of Americans study feeling anxious oregon frustrated astir the 2024 statesmanlike campaign, but acold less are excited astir the election, a caller canvass has found.

Democrats and Republicans stock akin emotions astir the November 5 election. However, Democrats are much apt to beryllium anxious, according to the canvass released connected Thursday by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

The contention remains a virtual dormant heat according to astir polls, adding to the heightened tension, with neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump showing a wide pb successful the seven cardinal plaything states expected to determine the outcome.

In their closing rallies, the candidates and their supporters person launched idiosyncratic attacks connected each other, with some parties issuing dire, existential warnings astir the future of democracy, and the state arsenic a whole.

The AP-NORC canvass recovered that 80 percent of Democrats said they are funny successful the statesmanlike campaign, on with 77 percent of Republicans. Meanwhile, independents, not aligned with immoderate party, are overmuch little funny successful the run (54 percent).

About 79 percent of Democrats accidental they are anxious, portion lone 66 percent of Republicans stock that sentiment.

Black adults consciousness much excitement (46 percent) astir the contention than achromatic adults (33 percent). Black adults are besides little apt to consciousness vexation than achromatic adults (55 percent vs 74 percent) arsenic good arsenic anxiousness (62 percent vs 73 percent), the canvass found.

Hispanic adults are besides little frustrated (63 percent) astir the run than achromatic adults.

Some groups accidental they are much anxious than they were 4 years ago, adjacent though that predetermination took spot successful the midst of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

About 80 percent of 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 60 percent successful 2020.

Interest successful this predetermination is somewhat higher (75 percent) than successful 2020 (72 percent) and 2016 (69 percent). And, contempt excitement being low, it’s besides higher (36 percent) than it was successful 2020 (30 percent) and 2016 (25 percent).

One happening that has stayed reasonably changeless is the level of vexation with the campaign. About 69 percent of Americans accidental “frustrated” describes their affectional state, the aforesaid arsenic it was successful 2020, though somewhat little than successful 2016 (75 percent).

The canvass of 1,233 adults was conducted October 24-29, 2024, utilizing a illustration designed to beryllium typical of the US population. The borderline of sampling mistake is positive oregon minus 3.6 percent points.

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