Most Americans believe that some rights including the right to vote are facing some level of threat, according to a new poll.
In the AP-NORC Center poll, 66 percent of respondents said that the right to vote is either facing a “major threat” or “minor threat” in the U.S., while 33 percent said it is facing “no threat at all.”
Seventy-eight percent in the poll said “the freedom of speech” is either facing a “major threat” or “minor threat” in the U.S., while 20 percent said it is facing “no threat at all.” Most respondents also said “the right to keep and bear arms” in the U.S. was under threat, with 69 percent saying it is either facing a “major threat” or “minor threat,” while 30 percent saw it as not under threat.
Sixty-eight percent of respondents to the AP-NORC poll said “the freedom of religion” is facing a “major threat” or “minor threat” in the U.S., while 31 percent didn’t see it as under threat.
The poll comes ahead of America’s 250th anniversary next month, when many Americans will likely celebrate some of the freedoms they see as under threat in the survey.
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In another recent poll from PRRI, fewer Americans said they were proud of being from their country than about 13 years ago, from 81 percent in June 2013 saying they were either “extremely proud” or “very proud” of their American identity to 51 percent in April.
The AP-NORC poll took place from April 16 to 20, featuring 2,596 adults and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
