COVID-19 & Politics

While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.

Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.

A majority of Republicans now say that when thinking about the problems facing the country from the coronavirus, “the worst is behind us.” Just 23% of Democrats say the same.

The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.

Americans' views of how well the World Health Organization has dealt with the outbreak are sharply divided along partisan lines.

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats – while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared.

Nearly a quarter of all U.S. deaths attributed to the coronavirus have been in just 12 congressional districts.

With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.

U.S. adults give high marks to South Korea and Germany’s pandemic responses. In contrast, most believe China has done an only fair or poor job.

People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.