Americans are more likely than those living in any other nation to name politics as a leading risk to their safety.
One in 10 US adults identified politics as the “greatest source of risk” to their daily safety, according to new Gallup polling, up from 6% who said so in 2023 and 2021.
The average proportion of people who said politics pose a safety risk across 140 countries is just 1%.
In the US, the numbers are similar across party lines, though Democrats’ and Republicans’ reasons for citing politics as a safety risk differ; Republicans blame Democrats and Democrats point to the Trump administration, though respondents from across the ideological spectrum say partisan polarization is a factor.
Overall, Americans say road accidents pose the biggest threat to their safety, followed by crime and violence.