Americans Believe Escalating Political Rhetoric is Fueling Violence: Poll

The poll found that 71 percent of respondents agree with the statement that ‘American society is broken.’

People lay items and flowers on the campus of Utah Valley University one day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Nearly two out of three Americans believe that escalating rhetoric and the way political discourse is engaged in are leading to more violence in the United States, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The survey was conducted in the days after conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university.