A new AP-NORC poll reveals widespread concern among Americans about threats to civil liberties, especially voting rights. - About 9 in 10 Americans say the right to vote is extremely or very important to U.S.
identity. - Two-thirds of Americans see voting rights as under some threat, with one-third calling it a major threat.
- Black Americans are more likely than other groups to see voting rights under major threat. - Partisan divides show Democrats more worried about free speech threats, Republicans about gun rights.
The poll highlights deep anxieties about the nation's trajectory, even as Americans broadly agree on the importance of foundational rights.