Since April 2021, CPOST has been conducting nationally representative surveys on support for political violence in America. These surveys, fielded by the highly respected survey firm NORC at the University of Chicago, allow for high confidence in extrapolating results to the US general population of adults.
Understanding and Tracking Support for Political Violence in America
Findings from CPOST's nationally representative surveys fielded by NORC at the University of Chicago:
- September 2024 CPOST Understanding Political Violence Survey Topline
- June 2024 CPOST Understanding Political Violence Survey Topline
- JULY 2023 SURVEY REPORT: Tracking Deep Distrust of Democratic Institutions, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Support for Political Violenc Among Americans.
- APRIL 2023 SURVEY REPORT: Introducing CPOST’s New “Political and Violent Dangers to Democracy” Tracker.
- JANUARY 2023 SURVEY REPORT: New Insight into Support for Political Violence From the Right and Left
- Fall 2022: The Jan 6th Hearings are Reducing the Violent Threat to Democracy, According to Latest Survey. Survey Topline here.
- Summer 2022: American Political Violence Survey. Survey topline here.
- Fall 2021: Deep, Divisive, Disturbing and Continuing: New Survey Shows Mainstream Community Support for Violence To Restore Trump Remains Strong. Survey topline here.
- Summer 2021: Deep, Destructive, and Disturbing: What We Know About Today's American Insurrectionist Movement. Survey topline here.
- Spring 2021: Understanding American Domestic Terrorism: Mobilization Potential and Risk Factors of a New Threat Trajectory. Survey topline here.