As of March 17, 2020, party affiliation did not seem to influence U.S. adults’ views regarding whether the federal government should shut down public gatherings of a few hundred people or more to reduce the risk of COVID-19, with 53 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of Republicans surveyed supporting this option. It was a similar story with most other measures. For example, 46 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Republicans supported the closure of public schools.
Share of U.S. adults who support selected government actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020, by party affiliation
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Thomson Reuters. (March 18, 2020). Share of U.S. adults who support selected government actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104921/covid-19-approval-government-actions-party-us/
Thomson Reuters. "Share of U.S. adults who support selected government actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020, by party affiliation." Chart. March 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104921/covid-19-approval-government-actions-party-us/
Thomson Reuters. (2020). Share of U.S. adults who support selected government actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104921/covid-19-approval-government-actions-party-us/
Thomson Reuters. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Support Selected Government Actions to Reduce The Risk of Covid-19 as of March 17, 2020, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104921/covid-19-approval-government-actions-party-us/
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