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Most Americans think democracy is in danger, per new Vanderbilt poll

Adam Tamburin

Illustration of a series of pie and bar charts laid out and colored to resemble the arrangement of the U.S. flag — Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

More than 50% of Americans think our democracy is "under attack" in the run-up to the Nov. 5 election, according to a new poll from the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy.

Why it matters: The poll is the latest indication of the anxious mood of the electorate in the waning days of the presidential campaign.

In fact, only 10% of poll respondents don't believe our democracy is in danger.

What they're saying: The Unity Poll is meant to offer "regular snapshots of Americans' sense of national political unity and their faith in the country's democratic institutions," Vanderbilt professor John Geer said in a statement.

The big picture: Vanderbilt's Unity Poll also found that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, holds a modest 2-3 point lead nationally over former President Trump, the Republican in the race.

Between the lines: SSRS conducted the Vanderbilt Unity Poll on its Opinion Panel Omnibus Platform. The poll was conducted from Sept. 20-23 and included responses from 1,030 adults across the nation.

The margin of error is +/-3.8 percentage points.

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Most Americans think democracy is in danger, per new Vanderbilt poll

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