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How often do you wear a medical or non-medical face mask when you leave your home?
Highlight indicates where a response exceeds average. Read the full story here.
All
All adults (2200)
Gender
Male (989)
Female (1211)
Age
18-34 (567)
35-44 (357)
45-64 (792)
65+ (484)
Generation
GenZers: 1997-2012 (260)
Millennials: 1981-1996 (469)
GenXers: 1965-1980 (560)
Baby Boomers: 1946-1964 (800)
Political affiliation
Democrats (796)
Democratic men (290)
Democratic women (506)
Independents (716)
Independent men (349)
Independent women (367)
Republicans (688)
Republican men (350)
Republican women (338)
Political viewpoint
Liberal (654)
Moderate (611)
Conservative (726)
Education
Less than college (1275)
Bachelor's degree (530)
Post-grad (395)
Income
Under 50k (1082)
50k-100k (752)
100k+ (366)
Ethnicity
White (1744)
Hispanic (172)
Black (198)
Other (258)
Religion
All Christian (1054)
All non-Christian (138)
Atheist (122)
Agnostic / Nothing in particular (530)
Something else (356)
Religious non-Protestant / Catholic (163)
Evangelical (536)
Non-Evangelical (833)
Community
Urban (531)
Suburban (1111)
Rural (558)
Employment
Private sector (654)
Government (137)
Self-employed (167)
Homemaker (145)
Retired (568)
Unemployed (234)
Other (149)
Someone in the household serving in the military
Yes (368)
No (1832)
Things in the country are going in the right direction or they have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track
Right direction (570)
Wrong track (1630)
Approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President
Strongly approve (463)
Somewhat approve (368)
Somewhat disapprove (255)
Strongly disapprove (1025)
Opinion of Trump
Very favorable (489)
Somewhat favorable (338)
Somewhat unfavorable (201)
Very unfavorable (1062)
The top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices
Economy (712)
Security (285)
Health care (445)
Medicare / Social Security (266)
Women's issues (92)
Education (118)
Energy (80)
Other (202)
Voted for this candidate in the 2018 election for U.S. House
Democratic U.S. House candidate (809)
Republican U.S. House candidate (648)
Someone else (73)
Vote for this candidate in the 2016 election for President
Hillary Clinton (717)
Donald Trump (697)
Other (160)
Didn't Vote (625)
Voted in the 2014 election
Yes (1344)
No (856)
Vote for this candidate in the 2012 election for President
Barack Obama (864)
Mitt Romney (577)
Other (72)
Didn't vote (686)
Region
Northeast (474)
Midwest (494)
South (850)
West (382)
This poll was conducted between June 24-June 28, 2020 among a national sample of 2,200 adults in the United States. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on age, gender, educational attainment, race, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
Source: Morning Consult