Four in ten Americans view communists in the United States as posing a major or moderate threat, a recent weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.
The survey asked respondents, “How much of a threat, if any, do Communists in the United States pose today?”
Across the board, 43 percent considered communists in the U.S. as at least a moderate threat. More specifically, 18 percent consider it a “major” threat, and 25 percent consider it a “moderate” threat.
Another 23 percent consider it a “minor” threat, and 33 percent said communists in the U.S. pose no threat at all.
A majority of Republicans, 64 percent, believe communists in the U.S. pose at least a moderate threat. Of those, 34 percent said they pose a “major” threat, and 30 percent said they post a “moderate” threat. A quarter of independents see it as a moderate threat, as do 22 percent of Democrats. However, only seven percent of Democrats view communists in the U.S. as a major threat, as do 15 percent of independents. Notably, half of Democrats, 50 percent, do not believe communists in the U.S. are a threat at all.
The survey was taken July 17 – 20, 2026, among 1,602 U.S. adult citizens. It has a +/- 3.3 percent margin of error.