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January 7, 2021

As 2021 begins, 16% of voters nationwide believe the need for social distancing and wearing masks in public will continue at least for another year. At the other end of the spectrum, a PoliticalIQ survey found that 16% believe it’s already time to end those pandemic protocols or will be time in a couple of months.[1]

Most voters (51%) hold views in between those extremes. They expect it will be safe to end social distancing in their area sometime between this spring and the winter of 2021.[1]

The results don’t suggest dramatic partisan or demographic differences. For example, 15% of Democrats believe the need for social distancing will continue until at least 2022. That view is shared by 13% of Republicans and 19% of independents.[1]

Fifteen percent (15%) of white voters expect the need for pandemic measures will last at least another year. That view is shared by 16% of Black voters and 13% of Hispanic voters.[1]

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