DENVER – As Colorado continues to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine and kills nearly 6,000 people in the state due to the virus, a newly released poll found that about 1 in every 3 Republicans of Colorado is planning to be vaccinated when doses are available.
The survey, conducted by Louisville-based Magellan Strategies, involved an online survey of 769 registered voters in Colorado from February 9 to 17, with a margin of error of ± 3.53%.
However, the question of whether a person would receive the vaccine if it were available was asked to 420 of the respondents who had not yet been vaccinated, and the results have a margin of error of ± 4.78%.
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The company weighed in on the demographics of registered voters in Colorado.
In total, 55% of people asked if they were going to be vaccinated, said they would do it, 34% said they would not do it and 9% of respondents said they were not sure is not.
But the party split was remarkable: Eighty-eight percent of Democrats said they plan to be vaccinated, compared to 57 percent of non-aligned voters and only 29 percent of Republicans surveyed.
Rural voters (23% yes) and Trump voters (24% yes) said they were much less likely to be vaccinated compared to suburban women (61% yes) and four-year-old college voters (68% yes).
The poll also asked people – identified only by their location, gender, gender and voter registration – why they would not be vaccinated or were reluctant to do so.
These responses have shown the perception of some people, not only in Colorado but also across the state, that local and government officials are trying to fight as disinformation is spread about alleged dangers of the vaccines and viruses – which are currently approved and ‘ an emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
‘Real scientists and doctors are concerned that the vaccines have not been properly tested for safety and efficacy. “Too many side effects and deaths have been reported,” said a Silent Generation woman, a rural Republican.
“Untested. Change DNA. NOT NEEDED. COVID’s current recovery rate is 98% without vaccination, ”said a male Baby Boomer, who is an urban Republican.
However, the concern and hesitation was not limited to Republicans.
“I made an appointment to have the vaccine administered, but I’m not sure if it’s safe for me to do so,” said a Democratic woman, Baby Boomer, who lives in a small town. .
“I’m healthy, probably better at giving it to people who need it,” said a non-attached suburban man Millennial.
But the party split seen in the question of whether someone will be vaccinated has also been extended to other questions regarding the coronavirus and vaccinations.
Of the full group surveyed, 60% of respondents said they were very or somewhat worried that someone in their family would be infected with the coronavirus, compared to 39% who said they were either “not too worried” “or” not worried about everyone. ” But 89% of Democrats said they were concerned, compared to 32% of Republicans.
The majority of the respondents approved the local, provincial and state response to the coronavirus. Fifty-three percent of respondents approved of the Biden administration’s response, compared with 39 percent who said they endorsed the Trump administration’s efforts.
The top priorities for the people surveyed were job creation and improving the economy, vaccinating the vaccine and responding to the coronavirus, but the top priorities differ by generation and by political affiliation – with Democrats saying the vaccination of the vaccine and addressing the coronavirus the most important issues were, compared to most Republicans, jobs and the economy and business reopening say the top priorities.
One point on which the respondents generally agree was that the pandemic negatively affected their mental health.
Sixty-six percent of respondents agreed that the virus had negative consequences for their mental health, while 23% said it had a ‘very negative impact’, compared with 34% who said it did not do not have.
The poll was not funded by outside individuals or organizations, Magellan said. The poll of Colorado voters was the first of two parts, the second of which will be announced in the coming weeks.