Seriousness - People not voting due to the coronavirus pandemic (October 2020)

Seriousness - People not voting due to the coronavirus pandemic (October 2020)

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Extremely serious32%
Somewhat serious32%
Not too serious20%
Not at all serious12%
Don't know4%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious48%32%18%
Somewhat serious39%29%27%
Not too serious9%12%31%
Not at all serious2%13%21%
Don't know3%15%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious44%47%51%
Somewhat serious42%40%36%
Not too serious12%7%7%
Not at all serious1%1%3%
Don't know1%5%3%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious15%17%21%
Somewhat serious29%37%22%
Not too serious23%24%38%
Not at all serious30%21%16%
Don't know4%1%3%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious47%35%20%
Somewhat serious38%37%25%
Not too serious9%14%30%
Not at all serious3%6%22%
Don't know4%9%3%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious46%47%47%
Somewhat serious39%37%38%
Not too serious8%10%9%
Not at all serious1%4%3%
Don't know6%2%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious14%20%23%
Somewhat serious48%21%20%
Not too serious23%33%30%
Not at all serious15%25%23%
Don't know1%2%4%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious26%39%43%
Somewhat serious31%34%34%
Not too serious25%12%11%
Not at all serious15%4%8%
Don't know3%11%4%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious27%36%
Somewhat serious29%34%
Not too serious21%18%
Not at all serious18%8%
Don't know5%4%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious38%30%26%
Somewhat serious37%32%24%
Not too serious14%21%23%
Not at all serious7%13%19%
Don't know4%4%7%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious38%33%30%28%
Somewhat serious40%34%29%27%
Not too serious12%18%21%25%
Not at all serious4%8%16%19%
Don't know7%7%3%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious63%34%30%43%25%28%
Somewhat serious20%29%34%20%38%35%
Not too serious15%20%18%16%20%23%
Not at all serious0%10%15%16%14%8%
Don't know2%7%3%5%3%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious30%32%30%38%
Somewhat serious28%34%36%38%
Not too serious23%19%18%11%
Not at all serious15%11%12%8%
Don't know4%4%5%5%

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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 serious31%29%38%33%
Somewhat serious25%32%43%27%
Not too serious24%21%11%18%
Not at all serious17%12%7%11%
Don't know4%5%1%12%

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