A plurality see wealthy people as neither likely nor unlikely to be domestic terrorists

Apr 10–15, 2024 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

Asked to gauge how likely wealthy people are to be domestic terrorists, the largest group of Americans (37%) see them as neither likely nor unlikely, according to a Verasight survey fielded April 10-15, 2024.

The likely and unlikely sides land close together, at 30% and 33% respectively, each including 11% at the very-likely and very-unlikely extremes.

Topline scale

A plurality see wealthy people as neither likely nor unlikely to be domestic terrorists.

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "Very Unlikely" and 5 represents "Very Likely," please indicate how likely it is for the following groups to be domestic terrorists: Item: Wealthy people

3 - Neither Likely nor Unlikely
36.6%
2 - Unlikely
22.6%
4 - Likely
19.5%
1 - Very Unlikely
10.8%
5 - Very Likely
10.5%

n = 1,000 · Apr 10–15, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesApr 10–15, 2024
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.5%
Module1
SponsorVerasight
Weight variablemodule-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents "Very Unlikely" and 5 represents "Very Likely," please indicate how likely it is for the following groups to be domestic terrorists: - Wealthy people

    verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co

Cite this question

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.