LAST UPDATE: JUNE 16, 2021
The Return to Normal: Views on the Pandemic
This tracker is part of a series from Morning Consult gauging when consumers will return to normal activities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and sign-up for alerts.
Morning Consult is closely tracking the public’s attitudes on vaccines, social distancing, comfort, political and institutional leadership in handling the coronavirus, the economic cost and more.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
3 in 5 Democrats Ready for Return to Regular Routine: The share of Democrats who said they would be comfortable returning to their normal routine ticked down to 59 percent after six consecutive weeks of increases. Republicans and U.S. adults overall stayed level compared to last week, at 76 percent and 66 percent, respectively.
About 1 in 5 Adults View Coronavirus as ‘Severe’ Risk Locally: The share of adults who say COVID-19 is a severe local health risk ticked up to 22 percent, a level that’s held relatively steady since early May. Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to say COVID-19 is a severe risk to their community, 30 percent to 15 percent.
Tracking the Return to Normal
When will things return to normal and what will our new normal look like? It’s a question that business, economic and government leaders are grappling with as more and more Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
To help answer this complicated question, Morning Consult is tracking how consumer attitudes are shifting across a wide range of categories, from travel to entertainment to dining, to gain greater insight into not only when consumers will be ready to return to their normal activities, but how their habits will be forever changed. We’ll be updating these pages every week with new data and analyses. Sign-up for alerts below.