A vast majority of North Carolina residents are concerned about the recent surge of coronavirus cases in North Carolina, according to the results of a WRAL News poll released Friday.
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECT FORCE. PEOPLE ARE INCREASING THE RISK OF FIRE AND MONOXIDE POISONING. WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING OUR RESULTS FROM THE NEWS POLL. TODAY WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE SURGE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES. SEVEN MONTHS INTO THE PARKS ARE PEOPLE LETTING THEIR GUARDING DOWN? >> HERE IS LAURA LESLIE LIVE WITH THE RESULTS. LAURA. >> Reporter: IN 2020 IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING HAS BECOME POLITICAL. WELL CORONAVIRUS IS NO EXCEPTION. WHAT OUR POLL FOUND IS THAT HOW PEOPLE ARE REACTING TO THIS LATEST SURGE IN CASES IN NORTH CAROLINA IS PRETTY CLOSELY TIED TO HOW THEY INTEND TO VOTE. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN TELLING RALLIES THE PANDEMIC IS NEARLY OVER. >> IT IS GOING AWAY. IS IS ROUNDING THE TURN. >> Reporter: BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THE DATA SHOWS AND MOST NORTH CAROLINIANSS DON'T BELIEVE IT. 54% SAY IT HAS GOTTEN SOMEWHAT OR MUCH WORSE. 27% SAY IT IS THE SAME. 20% SAY IT GOT BETTER. 73% OF BIDEN VOTERS SAY IT GOT WORSE COMPARED TO 39% OF TRUMP VOTERS AND 24% OF BIDEN VOTERS SAY IT IS THE SAME OR BETTER COMPARED TO 56%, MORE THAN HALF OF TRUMP VOTERS. 73%S OF ADULTS ARE WORRIED. A LOWER NUMBER, 57% SAY THEY ARE WORRIED SHELVES WILL GET THE VIRUS. 25% ARE NOT VERY WORRIED AND 14% ARE NOT WORRIED AT ALL. IS IT CAUSING PEOPLE TO BE MORE CAREFUL? >> I'M GOING BACK TO NOT GOING OUT AS MUCH AND LIMITING NONE ESSENTIAL THINGS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. >> BUT SHE SAID HER FAMILY IS TAKING FEWER THAN WHEN THE OUTBREAK STARTED. >> PEACE OF MIND AND MENTAL HEALTH IS STARTING TO TAKE A TOLL SO WE HAVE TO TAKE CALCULATED RISES KS. >> Reporter: 78% . THE POLITICAL DIVIDE ON THIS QUESTION IS CLEAR. AMONG TRUMP VOTERS, 69% SAY THEY ARE TAKING MORE PRECAUTIONS COMPARED TO 92% OF BIDEN VOTERS. 17% OF TRUMP VOTERS SAY THEY ARE TAKING FEWER. ONE IN TEN TRUMP VOTERS ARE
