Table 3. Beliefs concerning the potential need for violence in the US, by study group.
| Statement | Republicans | Non-Republicans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Republicans* | Strong Republicans | Other Republicans | ||||||
| Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | Unweighted n | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
| If elected leaders will not protect American democracy, the people must do it themselves, even if it requires taking violent actions. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 301 | 27.2 (24.3, 30.1) | 281 | 43.2 (39.0, 47.4) | 804 | 49.3 (46.6, 52.1) | 2441 | 58.7 (57.0, 60.5) |
| Somewhat agree | 355 | 31.9 (28.9, 34.9) | 232 | 36.6 (32.5, 40.6) | 513 | 33.9 (31.3, 36.5) | 984 | 27.5 (25.9, 29.1) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 457 | 40.9 (37.6, 44.1) | 122 | 20.3 (16.8, 23.7) | 248 | 16.8 (14.7, 18.9) | 467 | 13.8 (12.5, 15.1) |
| Our American way of life is disappearing so fast that we may have to use force to save it. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 195 | 16.9 (14.5, 19.4) | 299 | 44.9 (40.7, 49.1) | 881 | 54.5 (51.8, 57.3) | 2891 | 71.3 (69.6, 72.9) |
| Somewhat agree | 412 | 37.1 (33.9, 40.2) | 232 | 37.0 (32.9, 41.1) | 495 | 32.9 (30.3, 35.5) | 716 | 19.9 (18.5, 21.4) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 508 | 46.0 (42.7, 49.2) | 105 | 18.1 (14.7, 21.5) | 191 | 12.6 (10.7, 14.5) | 292 | 8.8 (7.7, 9.9) |
| Because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 420 | 38.1 (34.9, 41.3) | 442 | 67.7 (63.7, 71.7) | 1211 | 75.2 (72.7, 77.7) | 3418 | 85 (83.6, 86.4) |
| Somewhat agree | 399 | 35.6 (32.5, 38.7) | 160 | 25.4 (21.7, 29.2) | 273 | 19.5 (17.2, 21.8) | 373 | 11.1 (9.9, 12.4) |
| Strongly agree | 296 | 26.3 (23.4, 29.2) | 36 | 6.9 (4.5, 9.2) | 77 | 5.3 (4.1, 6.5) | 115 | 3.8 (3.1, 4.6) |
| In the next few years, there will be civil war in the United States. | ||||||||
| Do not agree | 304 | 25.6 (22.8, 28.3) | 343 | 53.1 (48.9, 57.3) | 868 | 53.8 (51.1, 56.6) | 2139 | 53.4 (51.6, 55.2) |
| Somewhat agree | 495 | 44.1 (40.9, 47.4) | 251 | 39.4 (35.3, 43.6) | 538 | 35.4 (32.7, 38.0) | 1368 | 35.4 (33.7, 37.1) |
| Strongly or very strongly agree | 316 | 30.3 (27.2, 33.4) | 42 | 7.5 (5.1, 9.9) | 152 | 10.8 (9.0, 12.6) | 380 | 11.2 (10.0, 12.3) |
* Denotes self-identified Republicans who voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and agreed strongly or very strongly with the statement that “the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, and Joe Biden is an illegitimate president.”