TOPLINE AND METHODOLOGY 7. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Continued) Right now, in America, there is more that divides us than unites us (n=510) Total Total Strongly Somewhat Neither agree / disagree / Strongly Somewhat agree nor Somewhat Strongly Somewhat Strongly Wave: agree agree disagree disagree disagree Skipped agree disagree March 10-13 26% 38% 20% 10% 5% 1% 64% 15% 8. How optimistic are you, if at all, about the state of our democracy? Not Very/somevery/not at Very Somewhat Not very Not at all what all Wave: optimistic optimistic optimistic optimistic Don’t know Skipped optimistic optimistic March 10-13 4% 33% 35% 19% 10% * 37% 53% 9. Which of the following is closest to your opinion? Polarization in America… Is mostly driven by Is mostly driven by how political and social ordinary Americans Wave: elites think and behave Don’t know Skipped March 10-13 61% 15% 24% * 10. Should the United States actively try to reduce political polarization or let things be? Try to reduce Wave: polarization Let things be Don’t know Skipped March 10-13 60% 10% 29% 1% 11. Would you support or oppose your state seceding and leaving the United States to form or join a new country? Total Total Strongly/ Somewhat Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Somewhat /Strongly Wave: support support oppose oppose Skipped support oppose March 10-13 5% 12% 17% 65% 3% 16% 81% 2020 K Street, NW, Suite 410 Contact: Chris Jackson Washington DC 20006 Senior Vice President, US, Public Affairs, Ipsos +1 202 463-7300 Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 202 420-2025