Greatest Threat to the U.S. (February 2016)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations | 7% |
| Foreign terrorist groups | 25% |
| Illegal immigration | 17% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 9% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 13% |
| Climate change | 5% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 6% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 8% |
| Other | 4% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 6% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations | 5% | 7% | 9% |
| Foreign terrorist groups | 22% | 26% | 29% |
| Illegal immigration | 7% | 14% | 28% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 12% | 5% | 7% |
| Polarization/partisan conflict | 17% | 12% | 10% |
| Climate change | 9% | 2% | 1% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 7% | 7% | 4% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 13% | 7% | 2% |
| Other | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 4% | 11% | 3% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 23% | 26% | 35% |
| Illegal immigration | 29% | 21% | 32% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 5% | 10% | 6% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 16% | 15% | 4% |
| Climate change | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Other | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 1% | 6% | 3% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 11% | 33% | 20% |
| Illegal immigration | 8% | 11% | 3% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 31% | 6% | 17% |
| Climate change | 14% | 5% | 10% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Racial tensions | 4% | 11% | 6% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 9% | 11% | 17% |
| Other | 3% | 1% | 2% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 3% | 6% | 4% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 14% | 28% | 27% |
| Illegal immigration | 2% | 10% | 29% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 24% | 13% | 9% |
| Climate change | 17% | 3% | 2% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 5% | 9% | 3% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 14% | 10% | 3% |
| Other | 3% | 1% | 7% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 3% | 10% | 3% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 7% | 11% | 5% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 20% | 31% | 27% |
| Illegal immigration | 24% | 28% | 34% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 11% | 5% | 9% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 14% | 7% | 7% |
| Climate change | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Racial tensions | 6% | 2% | 4% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Other | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 3% | 2% | 3% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| Illegal immigration | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 18% | 10% | 10% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 25% | 29% | 15% |
| Climate change | 10% | 15% | 29% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Racial tensions | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 9% | 15% | 21% |
| Other | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 3% | 2% | 2% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 3% | 11% | 9% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 21% | 31% | 26% |
| Illegal immigration | 5% | 27% | 35% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 11% | 6% | 9% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 18% | 7% | 9% |
| Climate change | 10% | 1% | 0% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| Racial tensions | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 15% | 5% | 0% |
| Other | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 4% | 2% | 0% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 24% | 27% | 28% |
| Illegal immigration | 20% | 5% | 11% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 15% | 12% | 7% |
| Climate change | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 4% | 12% | 8% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 4% | 19% | 11% |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 5% | 5% | 9% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 7% | 6% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 20% | 29% |
| Illegal immigration | 19% | 15% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 9% | 9% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 17% | 10% |
| Climate change | 6% | 3% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 1% | 2% |
| Racial tensions | 5% | 7% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 6% | 9% |
| Other | 6% | 2% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 4% | 7% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Illegal immigration | 13% | 15% | 26% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 12% | 15% | 7% |
| Climate change | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Racial tensions | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 10% | 8% | 5% |
| Other | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 8% | 4% | 6% |
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| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 5% | 8% | 6% | 7% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 23% | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| Illegal immigration | 8% | 13% | 23% | 16% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 13% | 9% | 7% | 10% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 9% | 12% | 12% | 21% |
| Climate change | 7% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Racial tensions | 10% | 5% | 6% | 2% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 10% | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Other | 7% | 4% | 5% | 0% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 5% | 9% | 4% | 4% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China) | 0% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 11% |
| Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda) | 26% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 22% | 13% |
| Illegal immigration | 21% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 19% | 13% |
| Decaying American infrastructure | 14% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 20% | 30% |
| Climate change | 11% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Computer network vulnerabilities | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Racial tensions | 4% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 1% |
| Gun violence/Mass shootings | 11% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Other | 1% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Don't know/no opinion | 7% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 1% |
