Political extremism tops the list of Americans’ biggest concerns, surpassing both the economy and immigration, according to a new survey.
The three-day poll, completed Sunday and published Tuesday by Reuters/Ipsos, found 21 percent of respondents said “political extremism or threats to democracy” is their top worry, followed by 19 percent who picked the economy and 18 percent who picked immigration.
Concerns were split among party lines, with Democrats calling extremism their No. 1 issue, while Republicans picked immigration, according to the poll, which was shared with The Hill.
Extremism was also independents’ biggest concern, with almost a third of those respondents selecting it, followed by immigration, which was picked by about one-fifth of independents, pollsters found. The economy came in third for independent voters.
The poll’s findings…
