Poll Reveals Americans See Politics as Top Safety Concern

WHO:

Gallup News - One in ten U.S. adults identify politics as the greatest source of risk to their personal safety.

Gallup News - The U.S. statistically ties with Hungary for the highest percentage of adults identifying politics as their top safety concern.

WHAT:

Gallup News - According to a 2026 Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll report, 10% of U.S. adults name politics as the greatest source of risk to their personal safety.

Gallup News - This percentage is up from 6% in both 2021 and 2023 and is ten times the global average of 1% across 140 countries.

Gallup News - In 2025, one in three U.S. adults (33%) named politics and government as the most important problem facing the country.

Gallup News - In 2024, 5% of Americans named the U.S. itself as its own greatest enemy, the highest figure on record.

Gallup News - More than half of U.S. adults (58%) said the government doesn't care about them at all in 2025, a record high.

WHERE:

Gallup News - The findings are based on a survey conducted in the United States.

WHEN:

Gallup News - The 2026 Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll report was referenced.

Gallup News - The data from 2021 and 2023 was mentioned in relation to the increase in concern about politics.

WHY:

Gallup News - Concerns about safety risk from politics span across the U.S. with no statistically significant differences by gender, age, education level, or political affiliation.

Gallup News - Many respondents cite polarization and the wider political climate as risks to their safety.

HOW:

Gallup News - The survey asked an open-ended question to determine what individuals perceive as the greatest source of risk to their personal safety.

(UPDATED July 22, 2026 17:30 UTC)

A recent Gallup News report reveals that one in ten U.S. adults now identify politics as the greatest source of risk to their personal safety, a significant increase from just six percent in 2021 and 2023. This statistic ties the U.S. with Hungary for the highest percentage of adults naming politics as their top safety concern, and it stands ten times higher than the global average of one percent across 140 countries. The survey found that concerns about safety from politics are widespread, with respondents citing polarization and the overall political climate as major risks, regardless of gender, age, education level, or political affiliation.