Americans who identify as Democrats are far more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than people affiliated with other political parties, a new poll finds.
The survey, which was conducted by Gallup, found that nine in 10 Democrats say they are fully vaccinated.
Comparatively, just two-thirds of Independents and half of Republicans report having received their Covid shots.
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that political affiliation is a likely predictor of vaccination status.
But the pollsters say that there is not only a political divide when it comes to vaccination rates but also a divide in understanding the risks of COVID-19.
A new poll looked at vaccination rates by political affiliation as well as understanding of vaccine efficacy and COVID-19 hospitalization risk. Pictured: Edward Williams, 62, a resident at Hebrew Home at Riverdale, receives a COVID-19 booster shot in New York, September 27
As of September 2021, 92% of Democrats say they have received a COVID-19 vaccine compared to 66% of Independents and 56% of Republicans (above)
Gallup has been tracking COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults by political affiliation since January 2021.
The poll found that, as of September 2021, 92 pecent of Democrats say they are fully vaccinated against Covid.
By comparison, 68 percent of Independents and 56 percent of Republicans report being inoculated against the virus.
This means that 1.6 times more liberals than conservatives have been given their shots.
The figures also demonstrate a stark divide from earlier in the pandemic when vaccination rates did not diverge so greatly.
According to the poll, in January 2021, 12 percent of Democrats reported having received shots compared to eight percent of Independents and seven percent of Republicans.
Rates did not begin to greatly differ until April 2021 when 74 percent of Democrats said they were fully immunized compared to 52 percent of Independents and 39 percent of Republicans.
However, the pollsters believe that the variance in
