According to a survey conducted in 2023, Americans were mostly divided on which political approach to gun policy made people safer from gun violence in the United States, with 37 percent citing the Democratic Party compared to 34 percent who chose the Republican Party. Similarly, 41 percent agreed that approaches to gun policy by the Republican Party put people more at risk from gun violence, while 38 percent shared this belief for Democratic gun policy approaches. In addition, there was a quarter of respondents on both sides who believed that these political approaches to gun policies had no impact at all.
Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023
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YouGov. (April 19, 2023). Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/
YouGov. "Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/
YouGov. (2023). Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/
YouGov. "Share of Americans with Various Beliefs on How Gun Policy by The Democratic Party and Gun Policy by The Republican Party Impacts People's Safety from Gun Violence in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/
YouGov, Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Share of Americans with various beliefs on how gun policy by the Democratic Party and gun policy by the Republican Party impacts people's safety from gun violence in the United States in 2023 [Graph], YouGov, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462310/us-opinion-on-impacts-of-democratic-and-republican-gun-policy/
