I’m sure by now all readers have seen the account of results from a recent Rasmussen poll of likely voters:
COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated
Thursday, January 13, 2022
While many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
This morning, to satisfy my curiosity as to just who these people are, I decided to take a look at the polling internals, which can be found at a link here. I found the results quite interesting, although not all that surprising. On the other hand, if you take the overall results of the poll—not focusing on specific questions too heavily—as a proxy for general openness to conservative values it appears that America leans heavily in a generally conservative direction by globalist standards. The younger generation is cause for concern, but there seems to be room for cautious optimism.
First, you need to know what the demographics of the poll were. Rasmussen tried to reflect the demographics of America in this poll (I omit age groups):
Gender
Men: 48%
Women: 52%
Race
White: 67%
Black: 13%
Hispanic: 13%
Other: 7%
Party
Republican: 33%
Democrat: 35%
Other: 32%
Right off the bat, you can see that “a majority of Dems” is, by definition, a small minority of Americans.
What I’ve done here is reproduce all the questions and, simplifying, broken down the strong supporters of punishing fellow Americans by race, followed by those who oppose punitive action against their fellow Americans, because the racial breakdowns were the starkest. The breakdowns by gender weren’t that interesting; the age breakdowns were somewhat more interesting. Some of that additional data is reflected in the comments that I’ve retained (INTERESTING CROSSTAB).
The two middle ground categories that I’ve omitted—somewhat favor/oppose—only came close to changing the overall balance in question #2, re mandates for big companies and government agencies. In that case, inclusion of the “somewhats” gives an even split—in all other categories most Americans were overwhelmingly opposed to the Covid Regime. I’ve edited the questions to reflect that only strong support/opposition is reported here:
Do you have a very favorable or very unfavorable impression of Dr. Anthony Fauci?
28% - very favorable -
29% - White
32% - Black
20% - Hispanic
20% - Other
34% - very unfavorable
37% - White
18% - Black
31% - Hispanic
43% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Some of Fauci's highest approval ratings came from Democrats (75%) and Blacks (58%), and more people between the ages of 18-39 (47%) approved of him than those over 65 (44%). Only 38% of Independents had a favorable impression of Fauci.
Do you strongly favor or strongly oppose President Biden’s plan to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the employees of large companies and government agencies?
33% - strongly favor
31% - White
43% - Black
37% - Hispanic
17% - Other
40% - strongly oppose
44% - White
20% - Black
35% - Hispanic
54% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: 58% of those between the ages of 18-39 strongly or somewhat support this policy, while fully half of people 40-64 strongly oppose it.
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to fine Americans who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
21% - strongly favor
19% - White
28% - Black
23% - Hispanic
15% - Other
44% - strongly oppose
48% - White
24% - Black
38% - Hispanic
48% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: 53% of self-identified liberals favor this policy, while 72% of conservatives oppose it. Older voters are strongly against while voters under 40 were most-likely to approve (45%).
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
18% - strongly favor
17% - White
20% - Black
20% - Hispanic
18% - Other
47% - strongly oppose
52% - White
23% - Black
41% -Hispanic
55% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Half of all Black voters and 58% of voters who identified themselves as liberals favored this policy. Nearly half (48%) of voters under 40 favored it.
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
13% - strongly favor
11% - White
16% - Black
21% - Hispanic
9% - Other
58% - strongly oppose
63% - White
38% - Black
49% - Hispanic
61% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: The breakdown of "strongly oppose" was conservatives (78%), moderates (71%), and liberals (36%).
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to fine or imprison individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccines on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications?
13% - strongly favor
11% - White
16% - Black
22% - Hispanic
13% - Other
53% - strongly oppose
58% - White
38% - Black
44% - Hispanic
52% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: Younger voters between the ages of 18-40 were the most likely to support fining or imprisoning those who express doubts about the COVID vaccines (39%).
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal for federal or state governments to require unvaccinated citizens to use a smart phone app or wearable device that tracks unvaccinated people to ensure that they are quarantined or socially distancing from others?
13% - strongly favor
12% - White
13% - Black
18% - Hispanic
11% - Other
55% - strongly oppose
60% - White
39% - Black
45% - Hispanic
61% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: More than half of younger voters (53%) support government tracking apps. A strong majority of moderates (70%) were opposed.
Would you strongly favor or strongly oppose a proposal to temporarily remove parents’ custody of their children if parents refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine?
9% - strongly favor
6% - White
16% - Black
15% - Hispanic
13% - Other
67% - strongly oppose
72% - White
51% - Black
60% - Hispanic
59% - Other
INTERESTING CROSSTAB: This was a very unpopular policy idea, but the largest demographics in support of government removing children from unvaccinated parents were voters between the ages of 18-39 (31%), Democrats (29%), and liberals, Blacks, and Hispanics (24%). Only 13% of white voters favored it.
I think its over. Unless they unleash another engineered virus this game is on the way out.
Didn't we recently read that Blacks are the group least likely to be vaxxed? And, yet many Blacks seem to have a very favorable opinion of Fauci -- the same Fauci who experimented on orphaned young black children?! They like him but don't listen to him? How does that work exactly?