Two in three U.S. citizens say they are worried about the possibility of political violence after the Nov. 5 election, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The chest will be a rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump.
The survey polled 3,934 American adults, who highlighted widespread concerns that the US will again experience riots like those that occurred after Trump’s defeat in the 2020 elections.
That year, Trump’s false claims that his defeat was the result of fraud caused thousands of his supporters to storm the US Capitol, the seat of Congress.
About 68% of respondents to the online poll, including 83% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans polled, said they agreed they were concerned that extremists would resort to violence if they were dissatisfied with the outcome of the election.
Overall, 15% of respondents disagreed with the idea and 16% were unable to answer
In recent interviews, Trump has refused to commit to accepting the election results, and at campaign rallies he has portrayed Democrats as cheats.
Outside the New York courthouse where a criminal trial of Donald Trump is taking place, fellow Republicans repeat the false idea that the 2020 election was stolen.
The survey, conducted from May 7 to 14, also found that Republicans have more distrust of the fairness of US elections than Democrats.
About 47% of Republicans said they were confident that the results of the November election will be accurate and legitimate, compared with 87% of Democrats who expressed confidence in this regard.
The survey has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
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