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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020: Forty-five percent (45%) of registered voters believe that the government should be easing lockdown restrictions in the area where they live. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 36% take the opposite view and believe that stricter rules should be re-imposed. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.[1] ([link removed])

Other recent data showed that 37% wear masks at all times around other people. However, 63% take a more relaxed approach. Taken together, these results suggest that a significant minority of just under 40% remains committed to a strict lockdown strategy for dealing with the pandemic. However, a larger number of voters are looking to move beyond the lockdowns.[2] ([link removed])

Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans want lockdown restrictions eased while 54% of Democrats want to see stricter regulations. Independent voters are evenly divided.[1] ([link removed])

One interesting geographic note is that red-state voters are evenly divided. Those are states that Donald Trump ([link removed]) won by at least four points in 2016. However, in blue states—those that Hillary Clinton ([link removed]) won by at least four points, a plurality (47%) favor easing restrictions. While those results may seem counter-intuitive, they may reflect that states led by Republican governors have already eased restrictions more than states led by Democratic governors. This may be a sign that blue state voters are losing patience with lockdown measures.[1] ([link removed])

In the purple states—the competitive states that may decide the winner of Election 2020—46% want to see restrictions eased while 36% found the opposite view.[1] ([link removed])

Among likely voters nationwide, support for easing restrictions is a bit higher: 49% support the more relaxed approach while 36% want to see stricter measures put in place.[1] ([link removed])

The survey also found that 27% of registered voters believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us. However, 48% believe the worst is still to come. That’s consistent with other recent surveys ([link removed]) and reflects a decline in pessimism since the summer.[1] ([link removed])

Those who believe the worst is behind us overwhelmingly favor easing lockdown restrictions. Among those who believe the worst is still to come, 63% want stricter lockdowns. However, even among these more pessimistic voters, 25% believe it’s time to ease restrictions in their area.[1] ([link removed])

As for those who aren’t sure about whether the worst is behind us, 48% want to see restrictions eased. Just 19% want stricter lockdowns.[1] ([link removed])

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_Scott Rasmussen is an editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics. He is a senior fellow for the study of self-governance at the King’s College in New York. His most recent book, ** Politics Has Failed: America Will Not ([link removed])
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