Four out of five Americans fear their country is sliding into chaos, in the wake of Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, while concern is growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, according to an Ipsos poll for Reuters news agency, which was completed today.

The two-day poll showed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holding a narrow lead over Democratic President Joe Biden, 43 percent to 41 percent, which is within the margin of statistical error, suggesting Trump’s assassination attempt did not mark any spectacular conversion of public opinion.

However, 80% of respondents shared the opinion that the situation in the country is “getting out of control». The poll, which was conducted online, involved 1,202 adults from across the country, including 992 registered voters.

Almost 84% of respondents did not hide their concern about violent actions by extremists after the elections. This percentage is significantly higher than the 74% who responded accordingly in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in May.

Only 5% appeared willing to condone political violence, considering it acceptable for someone from the party they support to resort to violence to achieve a political goal. This percentage is significantly lower than the 12% who responded accordingly in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in June 2023.

Trump’s assassination attempt led many evangelical Christians to believe that God protected the Republican nominee. In the Ipsos poll for the Reuters news agency, 65 percent of registered Republicans said Trump was “favored by divine providence or the will of God.” This view was shared by 11% of registered Democrats.