Just over half of America's liberal voters and 40% of registered Democrats believe that the assassination of Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk was "understandable," according to a new poll released Tuesday from Rasmussen Reports.

The survey revealed 54% of liberal voters believe that the conservative leader trafficked in "hateful" rhetoric and therefore viewed his murder as "understandable."

"Charlie Kirk was speaking hateful words, and his murder was tragic but understandable," said 54% of liberals and almost half of Democrats. Only 9% of Republicans polled found Kirk's killing "understandable."

When the voting public as a whole was measured, the majority said that they believe Kirk was more of a unifying voice. Rasmussen reported that 62% agreed that "Charlie Kirk was peacefully and respectfully debating people, and it is a tragedy that he was murdered."

The survey is one of the first to assess the country's political pulse of Kirk and his legacy since his murder on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem. The poll was conducted prior to Sunday's memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The same survey also found that 60% of respondents believe domestic terrorism is a greater threat to the U.S. compared with only 24% who think foreign terrorism is the greater threat.

The Rasmussen survey was conducted from Sept. 16-18 from 1,165 likely U.S. voters and carried a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.

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