Table 10. Personal willingness to engage in political violence, by target of violence and study group.
| In a situation where you think force or violence is justified to advance an important political objective…How willing would you personally be to use force or violence against a person because they are… | 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) | |
| An elected federal or state government official | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.6 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.6 (15.6, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 905 | 80.3 (77.6, 83.0) | 523 | 82.1 (79.0, 85.3) | 1222 | 77.5 (75.2, 79.8) | 2644 | 67.3 (65.7, 69.0) |
| Somewhat willing | 81 | 7.4 (5.6, 9.2) | 20 | 3.1 (1.7, 4.5) | 59 | 4.0 (2.9, 5.1) | 141 | 4.5 (3.7, 5.3) |
| Very or completely willing | 26 | 2.7 (1.5, 4.0) | 12 | 2.4 (0.9, 3.9) | 10 | 0.9 (0.2, 1.5) | 55 | 1.9 (1.3, 2.5) |
| An elected local government official | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.6 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.7 (15.6, 19.8) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.8, 27.9) |
| Not willing | 918 | 82.5 (80.0, 85.0) | 527 | 82.8 (79.6, 85.9) | 1222 | 77.3 (75.0, 79.6) | 2655 | 67.8 (66.1, 69.5) |
| Somewhat willing | 69 | 6.1 (4.6, 7.6) | 19 | 3.3 (1.7, 5.0) | 54 | 4.0 (2.8, 5.2) | 125 | 4.1 (3.3, 4.8) |
| Very or completely willing | 19 | 1.8 (0.9, 2.7) | 9 | 1.5 (0.4, 2.6) | 12 | 1.0 (0.4, 1.7) | 54 | 1.8 (1.3, 2.4) |
| An election worker, such as a poll worker or vote counter | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.5 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.6 (15.5, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 963 | 85.7 (83.4, 88.1) | 534 | 83.6 (80.5, 86.7) | 1260 | 79.8 (77.6, 82.0) | 2717 | 69.7 (68.0, 71.3) |
| Somewhat willing | 35 | 3.3 (2.0, 4.6) | 16 | 2.5 (1.2, 3.7) | 27 | 2.0 (1.2, 2.9) | 73 | 2.3 (1.7, 2.9) |
| Very or completely willing | 15 | 1.5 (0.7, 2.3) | 7 | 1.6 (0.2, 2.9) | 7 | 0.5 (0.1, 0.9) | 47 | 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) |
| A public health official | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.5 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.8, 15.1) | 271 | 17.6 (15.5, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.8, 27.9) |
| Not willing | 938 | 83.6 (81.2, 86.0) | 526 | 82.6 (79.4, 85.8) | 1235 | 78.4 (76.1, 80.6) | 2713 | 69.7 (68.1, 71.3) |
| Somewhat willing | 59 | 5.2 (3.8, 6.6) | 18 | 3.5 (1.7, 5.3) | 48 | 3.5 (2.5, 4.6) | 71 | 2.3 (1.7, 2.9) |
| Very or completely willing | 16 | 1.7 (0.8, 2.5) | 8 | 1.5 (0.4, 2.6) | 8 | 0.5 (0.1, 0.9) | 50 | 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) |
| A member of the military or National Guard | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.6 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.6 (15.5, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 943 | 84.0 (81.5, 86.4) | 534 | 84.0 (81.0, 87.0) | 1236 | 78.5 (76.3, 80.8) | 2634 | 67.2 (65.5, 68.8) |
| Somewhat willing | 50 | 4.6 (3.3, 6.0) | 13 | 2.2 (1.0, 3.5) | 41 | 2.9 (1.9, 3.8) | 151 | 4.6 (3.8, 5.4) |
| Very or completely willing | 18 | 1.8 (0.8, 2.9) | 8 | 1.4 (0.3, 2.4) | 13 | 1.0 (0.4, 1.6) | 54 | 2.0 (1.4, 2.6) |
| A police officer | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.5 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.7 (15.6, 19.8) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 957 | 85.2 (82.8, 87.6) | 537 | 83.7 (80.6, 86.8) | 1222 | 77.9 (75.6, 80.1) | 2581 | 65.7 (64.0, 67.4) |
| Somewhat willing | 35 | 3.2 (2.1, 4.3) | 10 | 1.7 (0.6, 2.9) | 51 | 3.5 (2.5, 4.5) | 181 | 5.4 (4.5, 6.2) |
| Very or completely willing | 21 | 2.1 (1.0, 3.2) | 10 | 2.2 (0.7, 3.7) | 13 | 0.9 (0.4, 1.5) | 77 | 2.7 (2.0, 3.4) |
| A person who does not share your race or ethnicity | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.6 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.6 (15.6, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.8, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 966 | 86.5 (84.3, 88.7) | 538 | 84.0 (80.9, 87.1) | 1251 | 79.6 (77.4, 81.8) | 2713 | 69.3 (67.6, 70.9) |
| Somewhat willing | 32 | 2.7 (1.7, 3.7) | 10 | 2.0 (0.6, 3.4) | 29 | 2.0 (1.2, 2.7) | 77 | 2.7 (2.0, 3.4) |
| Very or completely willing | 13 | 1.3 (0.5, 2.0) | 9 | 1.6 (0.5, 2.7) | 10 | 0.8 (0.3, 1.4) | 46 | 1.7 (1.2, 2.3) |
| A person who does not share your religion | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.5 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.1) | 271 | 17.6 (15.5, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.8, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 980 | 87.1 (84.8, 89.4) | 538 | 84.6 (81.5, 87.6) | 1257 | 79.7 (77.5, 81.9) | 2713 | 69.5 (67.8, 71.1) |
| Somewhat willing | 25 | 2.6 (1.4, 3.9) | 8 | 1.4 (0.4, 2.5) | 26 | 2.0 (1.2, 2.9) | 64 | 2.2 (1.6, 2.8) |
| Very or completely willing | 8 | 0.7 (0.2, 1.2) | 9 | 1.6 (0.4, 2.9) | 8 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.1) | 57 | 2.1 (1.5, 2.7) |
| A person who does not share your political beliefs | ||||||||
| Not asked the question | 100 | 9.6 (7.6, 11.5) | 82 | 12.4 (9.7, 15.0) | 271 | 17.6 (15.5, 19.7) | 1056 | 26.3 (24.7, 27.8) |
| Not willing | 954 | 85.5 (83.3, 87.8) | 540 | 84.5 (81.5, 87.5) | 1249 | 79.1 (76.9, 81.4) | 2670 | 68.2 (66.5, 69.8) |
| Somewhat willing | 44 | 3.7 (2.5, 4.8) | 6 | 1.0 (0.2, 1.9) | 39 | 2.8 (1.9, 3.7) | 126 | 4.0 (3.3, 4.8) |
| Very or completely willing | 13 | 1.2 (0.5, 1.9) | 10 | 2.1 (0.6, 3.6) | 6 | 0.5 (0.1, 0.9) | 44 | 1.5 (1.0, 2.0) |
* 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.”