Despite the deep political divide that exists between left and right in the U-S, data shows that such acts of political violence are not tolerated by the vast majority of U.S. adults. A recent YouGov poll of 2,326 U.S. adults asked whether violence could ever be justified to achieve political goals.
Just 11 percent believe that violence could be justified in some cases, while 72 percent said that it is never acceptable. The remaining 16 percent were either unsure or declined to answer.
As the chart shows, both sides of the aisle are at least united in their stance that political violence in the U.S. is a problem. Where 87 percent of respondents said that it was at least somewhat of an issue, only one percent said it is not a problem at all and five percent said that it was only a minor issue.