52% Support Face Masks & Social Distancing Mandates

The chart above reflects the result of a new Monmouth University Poll -- done between July 21st and 26th of a national sample of 804 adults, with a 3.5 point margin of error. With the resurgence of COVID-19, a small majority of Americans would support rules reinstitution the wearing of masks and social distancing.

Public Supports Social Distancing & Opposes Trump Response

The charts above reflect the results of the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done on June 6th and 7th of 1,992 registered voters nationwide, with a 2 point margin of error.

It shows that 7 out of 10 voters are still supporting social distancing -- even though it affects the economy. And Donald Trump, who wants to reopen the economy and ignore the Coronavirus, has a negative approval rating from the voters (-13). Voters also trust Democrats to handle the Coronavirus over Republicans by 11 points.

Few Are Ready To Stop Social-Distancing As States Reopen

The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll -- done on April 29th and 30th of a national sample of 2,201 adults, with a 2 point margin of error.

Nearly half of the states are starting to reopen businesses and end the stay-at-home orders, and several other states are planning to do so soon. But while the governors (at Trump's urging) want to get business and society back to normal (in spite of warnings from medical professionals), it looks like the public is not ready to do that.

Less than one in five adults are ready to stop social distancing. Only 18% say they are ready to eat in a restaurant or go on vacation. About 17% say they're ready to go to a shopping mall, while only 15% say they would go to a religious gathering or museum. Other activities draw even smaller percentages.

Most Americans are not willing to put their health (and maybe even their lives) in danger just to satisfy politicians.

Americans More Accepting Of Social Distancing

The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. They show that Americans are becoming more comfortable with, and complying with measures to socially distance the population to control the spread of Coronavirus. Note that compliance has substantially increased with each passing wee.

Republicans Are Least Likely To Socially Distance

The two charts above are from the Gallup Poll. The surveys were done of 3,078 adults between March 13th and 15th, and of 4,342 adults between March 16th and 18th. Both surveys have a 3.5 point margin of error.

It shows that most Americans are changing their attitude and starting to cooperate with requests to socially distance themselves. In the last few days, the percentage of adults who are avoiding public places have moved from 30% to 54%. The percentage who are avoiding gatherings with others (like family and friends) has moved from 23% to 46%. That's good, but it needs to be better.

Sadly, Republicans lag behind other demographic groups --with only 43% avoiding public places (compared to 54% of Independents and 65% of Democrats), and only 37% are avoiding gatherings with others (compared to 48% of Independents and 52% of Democrats). Too many Republicans seem to have swallowed the disinformation from Trump and Fox News.