Seriousness - People voting who are not eligible (October 2020)

Seriousness - People voting who are not eligible (October 2020)

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Extremely serious40%
Somewhat serious17%
Not too serious14%
Not at all serious24%
Don't know5%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious17%36%60%
Somewhat serious13%16%21%
Not too serious19%15%9%
Not at all serious47%19%6%
Don't know4%14%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious10%22%19%
Somewhat serious13%16%11%
Not too serious20%17%20%
Not at all serious56%39%46%
Don't know1%6%5%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious57%53%64%
Somewhat serious18%24%22%
Not too serious11%16%6%
Not at all serious11%6%4%
Don't know3%2%4%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious11%28%64%
Somewhat serious9%20%21%
Not too serious22%16%7%
Not at all serious54%26%4%
Don't know4%10%3%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious9%12%13%
Somewhat serious15%6%8%
Not too serious26%17%24%
Not at all serious44%62%53%
Don't know5%3%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious47%60%75%
Somewhat serious25%23%17%
Not too serious14%11%2%
Not at all serious12%4%1%
Don't know2%1%5%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious44%25%35%
Somewhat serious17%19%19%
Not too serious12%14%20%
Not at all serious24%27%23%
Don't know3%15%4%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious45%35%
Somewhat serious13%21%
Not too serious14%14%
Not at all serious23%25%
Don't know5%5%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious31%41%48%
Somewhat serious19%16%17%
Not too serious18%13%10%
Not at all serious27%26%17%
Don't know5%4%8%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious28%29%45%52%
Somewhat serious21%20%15%14%
Not too serious30%12%10%7%
Not at all serious14%31%26%24%
Don't know7%8%4%3%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious71%40%41%41%36%34%
Somewhat serious8%19%15%24%17%16%
Not too serious8%14%17%16%12%10%
Not at all serious12%19%22%14%32%35%
Don't know2%8%5%5%3%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious53%35%25%20%
Somewhat serious17%24%15%11%
Not too serious13%15%13%15%
Not at all serious12%22%42%49%
Don't know5%5%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 serious60%37%18%31%
Somewhat serious17%21%11%17%
Not too serious10%14%15%23%
Not at all serious9%21%54%17%
Don't know3%6%2%13%

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