AMERICANS OF ALL CREEDS BELIEVE THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES IS WEAKER THAN TEN YEARS AGO, PREMISE SURVEY FINDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the innovative new platform that democratizes the way data is sourced, analyzed, and applied, recently released the results from its voting rights and filibuster survey. This poll found, among other insights, that 51% of Americans believe that the state of democracy in the U.S. is "much weaker" or "somewhat weaker" than ten years ago. When broken down by party, 65% of registered Republicans share this sentiment while 52% of registered Democrats hold this belief. Also of note, 60% of Americans over 60 years old and 58% of white Americans view the state of U.S. democracy as weaker than ten years ago.

Respondents shared their thoughts on the state of American democracy, voting rights, and the filibuster. Here are some of the most significant findings:

• Most Americans feel that the state of U.S. democracy is "much weaker" or "somewhat weaker" than 10 years ago.
• This sentiment was particularly prevalent amongst registered Republicans. Indeed, 65% of this population share this belief while 52% of registered Democrats feel this. 60% of Americans over 60 years old and 58% of white Americans also believe this.
• Americans disagree as to what poses the biggest threat to U.S. democracy.
• While 38% of registered Republicans think the biggest threat to U.S. democracy is voter fraud, 33% of registered Democrats feel that voter suppression, particularly in the form of voter ID laws, is the greatest challenge to our system.
• Support for abolishing or reforming the filibuster varies significantly by party.
• 67% of registered Democrats are behind abolishing or reforming this Congressional mechanism. By contrast, only 39% of registered Republicans support this course of action.
• Finally, approval of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act follows party lines though a large swath of all Americans is simply not familiar with the bill.
• 68% of registered Democrats support this piece of legislation whereas only 37% of registered Republicans are behind this bill. 47% of registered Republicans are not familiar with the bill while 43% of registered Democrats are unaware of the legislation.
• Further, the survey found that Black Americans (55%) were more likely to support the bill than white Americans (45%).

These results are based on a survey of 6,557 respondents from all 50 states conducted from January 20, 2022 to January 21, 2022 via smartphones. The results were then weighted according to the U.S. census to accurately reflect the gender, age, race, ethnicity, and political party of the general population.

About Premise
Premise is a crowdsourced insights company. Our technology mobilizes communities of global smartphone users to source actionable data in real-time, cost-effectively, and with the visibility you need. In more than 125 countries and 37 languages, we find Data for Every Decision™. To learn more, please visit www.premise.com.

Contact: Taylor C. Pearson
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SOURCE Premise Data

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