Seriousness - Votes being counted inaccurately (August 2024)

Seriousness - Votes being counted inaccurately (August 2024)

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Extremely serious39%
Somewhat serious25%
Not too serious18%
Not at all serious15%
Don't know4%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely serious25%33%53%
Somewhat serious19%16%32%
Not too serious26%31%9%
Not at all serious28%14%4%
Don't know4%7%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely serious22%28%25%
Somewhat serious11%24%20%
Not too serious35%26%22%
Not at all serious30%21%29%
Don't know2%1%5%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely serious52%44%57%
Somewhat serious32%33%31%
Not too serious9%12%8%
Not at all serious3%7%2%
Don't know3%4%2%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely serious20%34%55%
Somewhat serious16%26%29%
Not too serious30%18%9%
Not at all serious29%16%4%
Don't know4%6%2%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely serious18%17%24%
Somewhat serious18%20%11%
Not too serious34%28%30%
Not at all serious30%33%24%
Don't know0%2%11%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely serious52%50%65%
Somewhat serious26%32%28%
Not too serious12%12%4%
Not at all serious8%3%2%
Don't know2%3%1%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely serious40%31%41%
Somewhat serious26%30%23%
Not too serious17%13%21%
Not at all serious15%17%12%
Don't know3%8%3%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely serious39%39%
Somewhat serious24%25%
Not too serious18%18%
Not at all serious14%15%
Don't know4%3%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely serious39%38%43%
Somewhat serious25%25%24%
Not too serious17%20%15%
Not at all serious14%15%13%
Don't know5%2%5%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely serious32%35%43%43%
Somewhat serious30%30%17%25%
Not too serious25%19%16%15%
Not at all serious9%11%20%15%
Don't know5%4%4%2%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely serious56%40%43%41%38%26%
Somewhat serious28%27%18%26%27%23%
Not too serious7%17%21%19%15%24%
Not at all serious6%9%14%11%18%27%
Don't know2%6%4%2%3%1%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely serious50%38%26%25%
Somewhat serious24%27%31%14%
Not too serious13%20%26%22%
Not at all serious9%11%14%36%
Don't know4%4%3%3%

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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 serious51%39%24%38%
Somewhat serious32%24%18%19%
Not too serious9%22%22%24%
Not at all serious6%12%33%13%
Don't know3%4%2%7%

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