Poll reflects concerns over democracy

LOS ANGELES — Seventy-six percent of adults in the US believe the country's democracy faces a "serious threat", according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist survey released on Tuesday.

Anxiety spanned the political spectrum, with 89 percent of Democrats, 80 percent of independents, and 57 percent of Republicans (of those surveyed) sharing the view. Nearly three-quarters of respondents — 73 percent — also said that politically motivated violence is a significant national problem.

From June 23 to 25, as part of the nationwide poll, 1,381 adults were interviewed — with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. The partisan breakdown for this survey among registered voters was 35 percent Democrat, 34 percent Republican, and 29 percent independent.