American citizens are overwhelmed by different feelings ahead of the November 5 election, but excitement does not dominate among them.
As many as seven out of ten of them feel anxious or frustrated by the presidential campaign, and similar numbers indicate lack of interest, are the conclusions of the latest poll by the Associated Press agency and the American Public Opinion Research Center (NORC).
Only one third of those surveyed answered that they were excited about the upcoming elections.
The last week of the presidential campaign was marked by extreme uncertainty regarding support for the presidential candidates.
Current polls indicate that the election race at the national level is competitive, which also applies to the so-called undecided states that are crucial to the outcome of the vote.
In them, candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump did not achieve a measurable advantage.
In addition, the closing remarks of the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate were in stark contrast.
Harris made claims that Trump is obsessed with revenge and personal needs and interests, while Trump labeled the Democratic candidate a disaster that destroyed everything in front of her.
Certain groups of citizens are more worried than four years ago, even though the 2020 vote was held in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
An AP and NORC survey in 2020 showed that about two-thirds of citizens are worried about the election, which is close to the current result. However, when political affiliation is taken into account, the anxiety is greater.
Eight out of ten Democrats surveyed describe their feelings as anxiety, which is more than about three-quarters of them in 2020.
Also, about two-thirds of Republicans are concerned, which represents a moderate increase from six in ten who felt that way four years ago.
The survey participants, who identified themselves as independents, did not significantly change their views: they are less worried than Democrats or Republicans. About half of them are worried - which corresponds to the data from 2020.
According to research, compared to previous election cycles, other types of feelings have become more intense. One-third of those surveyed said they felt excited about the campaign in 2024, up from about one-quarter in 2016.
However, most citizens indicated that they are not excited about this year's race.
In addition, one data has remained fairly constant: the number of citizens who are frustrated. Nearly seven in ten respondents reported frustration as their predominant feeling about the campaign, which is similar to 2020.
24 adults participated in the survey conducted from October 29 to 1.233. The sample was formed to reflect the representativeness of the population of the United States.
The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3,6 percentage points.
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