How serious a threat does a declining commitment to democracy pose to the United States? (August 2023)

How serious a threat does a declining commitment to democracy pose to the United States? (August 2023)

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Extremely serious42%
Very serious27%
Somewhat Serious15%
Not very serious5%
Not serious3%
Don't know/No opinion8%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious45%33%45%
Very serious29%20%25%
Somewhat Serious14%21%14%
Not very serious4%5%6%
Not serious2%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion7%14%6%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious46%34%51%
Very serious38%27%27%
Somewhat Serious9%27%8%
Not very serious1%6%3%
Not serious0%2%2%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%9%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious49%31%49%
Very serious25%29%23%
Somewhat Serious11%18%14%
Not very serious7%9%5%
Not serious4%3%4%
Don't know/No opinion5%10%6%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious48%27%45%
Very serious25%31%26%
Somewhat Serious15%21%12%
Not very serious4%8%4%
Not serious2%2%5%
Don't know/No opinion6%11%7%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious35%47%61%
Very serious24%28%23%
Somewhat Serious21%18%5%
Not very serious10%2%1%
Not serious2%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion8%3%9%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious30%44%54%
Very serious34%24%24%
Somewhat Serious18%13%8%
Not very serious5%5%4%
Not serious6%4%5%
Don't know/No opinion6%10%5%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious44%39%39%
Very serious29%32%24%
Somewhat Serious13%17%17%
Not very serious4%4%7%
Not serious3%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion7%6%11%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious45%40%
Very serious27%27%
Somewhat Serious17%14%
Not very serious6%4%
Not serious3%3%
Don't know/No opinion4%11%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious39%43%44%
Very serious26%29%24%
Somewhat Serious20%14%10%
Not very serious7%4%5%
Not serious1%3%5%
Don't know/No opinion7%7%11%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious20%32%51%57%
Very serious34%27%24%26%
Somewhat Serious21%22%13%8%
Not very serious8%7%4%2%
Not serious3%4%4%1%
Don't know/No opinion14%8%5%7%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious28%43%38%41%45%45%
Very serious14%24%32%28%28%26%
Somewhat Serious43%14%13%12%16%15%
Not very serious9%7%2%4%4%5%
Not serious2%2%4%5%2%3%
Don't know/No opinion5%11%11%9%4%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious46%31%40%52%
Very serious27%29%28%22%
Somewhat Serious12%20%15%14%
Not very serious4%7%4%5%
Not serious3%4%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion8%8%10%4%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely serious40%42%49%28%
Very serious31%26%24%24%
Somewhat Serious15%15%15%17%
Not very serious4%5%6%4%
Not serious4%3%3%1%
Don't know/No opinion6%9%4%25%

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