President-elect Donald Trump may have survived two assassination attempts while on the campaign trail last year, but a majority of voters in a new Rasmussen Reports poll say they're concerned he won't be safe at his inauguration on Monday.
According to the survey, 55% of likely U.S. voters say they are worried about Trump's safety at his swearing-in ceremony, including 31% who say they are very concerned.
Conversely, 41% say they are not concerned, including 26% who say they are not at all concerned about the incoming president's safety.
In 2017, Rasmussen found that 51% were concerned about Trump's safety before his first inauguration.
At least six in 10 voters, or 64%, say they plan to watch at least some of Trump's second inauguration on TV, including 18% who say they'll watch most of the ceremony and 26% who say they'll watch the whole thing. Thirty-two percent say they don't plan to watch any of Monday's inauguration. The most recent findings are nearly unchanged from Trump's first swearing-in eight years ago, according to Rasmussen.
Republicans are the most likely political group to be watching on Monday, with 85% saying they plan to watch at least some of it on TV, including the 42% who say they expect to watch the entire inauguration. On the other side of the aisle, 54% of Democrats say they don't plan to watch any of Trump's inauguration. And 63% of independents say they expect to watch at least part of the inauguration, including 20% who say they will watch all of it.
According to the poll, 80% of Republicans, 37% of Democrats, and 52% of independents are at least somewhat concerned about the president-elect's safety on Monday.
Sixty-three percent of White voters, 61% of Black voters, 68% of Hispanic voters, and 59% of voters identifying as another minority say they will watch at least some of the ceremony on TV.
The survey found that Black voters tended to be less concerned about Trump's safety than other racial demographics.
Slightly more men than women — 66% versus 61% — say they will watch at least some of the inauguration on TV.
Those ages 65 and older are most likely to be very concerned about Trump's safety, while those younger than 40 are less likely to be watching.
Nearly 90% of those who voted for Trump in the 2024 presidential election say they'll watch at least some of his swearing-in on TV, while 60% of those who voted for Kamala Harris say they won't watch any of it.
Voters who earn less than $100,000 per year are more likely to tune in on Monday to watch Trump's inauguration on TV, according to the survey.
The poll was conducted Jan. 13-15 and surveyed 1,330 likely U.S. voters. The margin of error is ±3 percentage points.