Democrats more likely than Republicans to see outbreak as 'major threat to public health % who say the coronavirus outbreak is a major threat to
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to see the coronavirus in the most serious terms. As of last week, nearly eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners (78%) say the outbreak is a major threat to the health of the U.S. population as a whole; a much smaller share of Republicans and GOP leaners (52%) say the same. Democrats are also more likely than Republicans to say the coronavirus outbreak presents a major threat to the U.S. economy, their personal finances and their own health.
Democrats more likely than Republicans to see  | outbreak as 'major threat to public health  | % who say the coronavirus outbreak is a major threat to  | Total  | Rep/Lean Rep  | Dem/Lean Dem  | The U.S.  | The health of the  | Your personal  | Your personal  | U.S. population  | financial  | health  | economy  | situation  | as a whole  | 92  | 88 84  | 78  | 66  | 52  | 53  | 49  | 42  | 41  | 36  | 30  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted March 19-24, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 