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Do the police make you feel...?
Whether police make you feel safe · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 60,914 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Mostly safe | Somewhat safe | Somewhat unsafe | Mostly unsafe | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 46% | 32% | 14% | 8% | 60914 | ±0.6 | |
| AK | 46% | 41% | 10% | 3% | 115 | ±13 | |
| AL | 47% | 30% | 14% | 9% |
Cooperative Election Study 2020 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 60,914 |
| 947 |
| ±5 |
| AR | 48% | 31% | 11% | 10% | 534 | ±6 |
| AZ | 45% | 31% | 16% | 8% | 1460 | ±4 |
| CA | 37% | 36% | 18% | 8% | 5026 | ±2 |
| CO | 47% | 31% | 15% | 7% | 1059 | ±4 |
| CT | 49% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 639 | ±5 |
| DC | 18% | 49% | 21% | 12% | 196 | ±10 |
| DE | 46% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 239 | ±9 |
| FL | 49% | 30% | 13% | 7% | 4609 | ±2 |
| GA | 42% | 29% | 17% | 12% | 1997 | ±3 |
| HI | 38% | 43% | 15% | 4% | 196 | ±11 |
| IA | 61% | 23% | 9% | 7% | 632 | ±5 |
| ID | 55% | 27% | 10% | 8% | 326 | ±8 |
| IL | 43% | 33% | 15% | 10% | 2287 | ±3 |
| IN | 53% | 30% | 10% | 7% | 1430 | ±4 |
| KS | 51% | 29% | 12% | 7% | 470 | ±7 |
| KY | 52% | 28% | 15% | 6% | 1002 | ±5 |
| LA | 46% | 32% | 14% | 8% | 647 | ±6 |
| MA | 43% | 36% | 15% | 7% | 1219 | ±4 |
| MD | 33% | 36% | 17% | 13% | 1137 | ±4 |
| ME | 52% | 27% | 17% | 5% | 348 | ±8 |
| MI | 49% | 32% | 13% | 7% | 1944 | ±3 |
| MN | 51% | 27% | 14% | 8% | 1007 | ±5 |
| MO | 51% | 29% | 15% | 5% | 1380 | ±4 |
| MS | 42% | 30% | 18% | 11% | 461 | ±7 |
| MT | 72% | 15% | 7% | 5% | 230 | ±10 |
| NC | 47% | 31% | 15% | 8% | 1965 | ±3 |
| ND | 60% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 157 | ±13 |
| NE | 55% | 28% | 10% | 7% | 351 | ±7 |
| NH | 52% | 31% | 12% | 4% | 365 | ±8 |
| NJ | 45% | 34% | 15% | 6% | 1681 | ±4 |
| NM | 40% | 33% | 18% | 9% | 363 | ±9 |
| NV | 44% | 32% | 17% | 7% | 712 | ±5 |
| NY | 40% | 36% | 16% | 8% | 3699 | ±2 |
| OH | 51% | 31% | 11% | 7% | 2594 | ±3 |
| OK | 49% | 29% | 15% | 7% | 569 | ±6 |
| OR | 43% | 29% | 16% | 13% | 904 | ±4 |
| PA | 50% | 31% | 12% | 6% | 3140 | ±2 |
| RI | 42% | 39% | 12% | 7% | 196 | ±11 |
| SC | 50% | 30% | 11% | 9% | 1071 | ±5 |
| SD | 70% | 23% | 3% | 4% | 162 | ±11 |
| TN | 52% | 28% | 11% | 9% | 1413 | ±4 |
| TX | 45% | 32% | 14% | 9% | 4411 | ±2 |
| UT | 54% | 27% | 14% | 5% | 509 | ±6 |
| VA | 45% | 30% | 17% | 8% | 1823 | ±3 |
| VT | 42% | 38% | 16% | 4% | 150 | ±12 |
| WA | 45% | 31% | 14% | 11% | 1372 | ±4 |
| WI | 53% | 30% | 13% | 4% | 1232 | ±4 |
| WV | 56% | 28% | 10% | 6% | 443 | ±7 |
| WY † | 55% | 25% | 17% | 3% | 95 | ±14 |