Seriousness - Eligible voters being prevented from voting (October 2020)

Seriousness - Eligible voters being prevented from voting (October 2020)

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Extremely serious40%
Somewhat serious22%
Not too serious15%
Not at all serious17%
Don't know6%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious56%45%25%
Somewhat serious27%18%18%
Not too serious9%13%21%
Not at all serious4%11%31%
Don't know4%14%6%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious50%55%60%
Somewhat serious35%25%23%
Not too serious7%11%10%
Not at all serious3%2%5%
Don't know5%7%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious26%17%26%
Somewhat serious17%19%19%
Not too serious19%27%19%
Not at all serious31%35%29%
Don't know6%3%6%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious58%45%26%
Somewhat serious27%22%18%
Not too serious8%15%20%
Not at all serious4%7%31%
Don't know4%12%4%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious46%65%62%
Somewhat serious33%24%23%
Not too serious11%5%8%
Not at all serious3%2%5%
Don't know7%3%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious20%20%34%
Somewhat serious25%20%14%
Not too serious27%21%16%
Not at all serious26%37%29%
Don't know2%2%6%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious35%44%52%
Somewhat serious22%20%23%
Not too serious18%13%8%
Not at all serious21%8%11%
Don't know4%15%7%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious33%46%
Somewhat serious21%23%
Not too serious16%14%
Not at all serious23%12%
Don't know6%5%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious45%39%38%
Somewhat serious27%21%16%
Not too serious14%15%17%
Not at all serious10%20%20%
Don't know4%5%9%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious47%44%38%35%
Somewhat serious24%24%20%21%
Not too serious16%11%14%20%
Not at all serious3%13%24%23%
Don't know10%8%5%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious68%42%40%36%39%36%
Somewhat serious17%18%23%24%27%18%
Not too serious0%19%18%11%13%11%
Not at all serious9%12%15%20%17%30%
Don't know6%9%4%9%4%4%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious37%38%37%53%
Somewhat serious21%27%24%18%
Not too serious17%14%18%10%
Not at all serious20%15%14%13%
Don't know5%7%7%6%

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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 serious37%35%55%40%
Somewhat serious22%24%19%18%
Not too serious18%15%10%21%
Not at all serious19%19%13%11%
Don't know5%7%3%11%

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