Half of Americans — including 77% of
Democrats
and 34% of
Republicans
— think gun violence is a very serious problem in the United States
How serious of a problem do you think gun violence is in the United States? (%)
U.S. adult citizens
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
A very serious problem
53
77
49
34
A somewhat serious problem
29
19
30
37
A minor problem
12
3
11
20
Not a problem
3
0
4
5