As of July 2024, almost 20 percent of Republicans and four percent of Democrats surveyed in the United States believed that certain vaccines cause autism. Meanwhile, a majority of Democrats were of the opinion that vaccines are not a cause of autism, and a majority of Republicans were unsure.
Distribution of people who believed vaccinations cause autism in the United States as of July 2024, by party ID
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Distribution of people who believed vaccinations cause autism in the United States as of July 2024, by party ID
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Original question: From what you have read or heard, do you personally think certain vaccines do – or do not -- cause autism in children, or are you unsure? Figures may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.
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Gallup. (August 6, 2024). Distribution of people who believed vaccinations cause autism in the United States as of July 2024, by party ID [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468673/belief-in-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-party-id/
Gallup. "Distribution of people who believed vaccinations cause autism in the United States as of July 2024, by party ID." Chart. August 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468673/belief-in-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-party-id/
Gallup. (2024). Distribution of people who believed vaccinations cause autism in the United States as of July 2024, by party ID. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468673/belief-in-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-party-id/
Gallup. "Distribution of People Who Believed Vaccinations Cause Autism in The United States as of July 2024, by Party Id." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1468673/belief-in-vaccines-causing-autism-us-by-party-id/
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