Almost 75 percent of Republicans who participated in a recent ABC News-Ipsos survey said they were either « very » or « somewhat » concerned about someone they know contracting COVID-19, or contracting
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, polling data reflects a significant increase in public concern about transmission of the respiratory illness. Results of a new ABC News-Ipsos survey, published Sunday morning, observed the spike primarily among Republican participants. The study showed most individuals surveyed who identify with the Republican Party were either apprehensive about contracting the disease themselves, or concerned someone they know will test positive, in responses collected on Friday and Saturday. According to ABC News,70 percent of Republican respondents said they were « very concerned » about potential COVID-19 in the recent national poll, which surveyed 506 adults selected at random. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 5 percentage points. Republicans accounted for 25 percent of the survey’s total participants, while Democrats accounted for 30 percent.
