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. Starting in July 2025, CPOST has expanded its survey collaboration with NORC to understand support for political violence in the city of Chicago using NORC's new ChicagoSpeaks panel.
Understanding and Tracking Support for Political Violence in America
Findings and toplines from CPOST's nationally representative surveys and surveys of Chicago:
Chicago Surveys
- September 2025 Understanding Support for Political Violence in Chicago Survey: Measuring Response to National Guard Deployment
- July 2025 Understanding Support for Political Violence in Chicago Survey: Response to Federal Immigration Enforcement
National Surveys
- September 2025 Understanding Political Violence in America Survey Topline.
- May 2025 CPOST First 100 Days Understanding Political Violence Survey Topline
- November 2024 CPOST Post Election Understanding Political Violence Survey Topline
- 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.