Poll shows wide differences in opinion by news consumption

WASHINGTON — Our newest NBC Information ballot continues to point out an infinite divide in opinion by how People get their information — both conservative media, liberal media, social media and those that nonetheless get their information from broadcast TV and newspapers.

Try these numbers:

Biden job approval

• All adults: 49 precent
• Amongst those that get their information from conservative media: 24 p.c
• Amongst those that get information from liberal media: 69 p.c
• Amongst those that get information from newspapers/broadcast TV (not cable or social media): 60 p.c
• Amongst those that get information from social media: 47 p.c

Approval of Biden’s Covid dealing with

• All: 53 p.c
• Conservative media: 30 p.c
• Liberal media: 73 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 63 p.c
• Social media: 50 p.c

Approval of Biden’s financial dealing with

• All: 47 p.c
• Conservative media: 24 p.c
• Liberal media: 65 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 52 p.c
• Social media: 46 p.c

Approval of Biden’s Afghanistan dealing with

• All: 25 p.c
• Conservative media: 12 p.c
• Liberal media: 37 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 29 p.c
• Social media: 20 p.c

Fauci favorable ranking

• All: 40 p.c
• Conservative media: 17 p.c
• Liberal media: 57 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 56 p.c
• Social media: 33 p.c

Congressional desire

• All: D+1
• Conservative media: R+56
• Liberal media: D+45
• Newspapers/broadcast: D+19
• Social media: D+2

Already obtained Covid vaccine

• All: 69 p.c
• Conservative media: 60 p.c
• Liberal media: 79 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 78 p.c
• Social media: 65 p.c

Worst nonetheless to return with Covid

• All: 42 p.c
• Conservative media: 34 p.c
• Liberal media: 56 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 44 p.c
• Social media: 41 p.c

Jan 6 was act of terrorism

• All: 52 p.c
• Conservative media: 29 p.c
• Liberal media: 69 p.c
• Newspapers/broadcast: 58 p.c
• Social media: 52 p.c

It’s a chicken-or-egg query: What got here first — the media People are getting which might be informing their views?

Or did they have already got these views first — and so they determined to get their information from them in consequence?

Or it’s a mixture of the 2?

No matter what got here first, this information silo-ing additionally has profound — even deadly — penalties throughout a pandemic.

Have a look at these extra numbers, per the MTP Day by day workforce. (Word: the Covid numbers come from the New York Occasions county information, as of Wednesday night time.)

Highest an infection charges

County/Circumstances Per 100k/2020 margin

1. Cook dinner, Ga. — 303 (Trump +40)
2. Pierce, Ga. — 238 (Trump +75)
3. Crockett, Tenn. — 233 (Trump +54)
4. Wayne, Miss. — 225 (Trump +27)
5. Hancock, Miss. — 220 (Trump +56)
6. Clarke, Miss. — 218 (Trump +30)
7. Dimmit, Texas — 217 (Biden +24)
8. Berrien, Ga. — 211 (Trump +67)
9. Tift, Ga. — 210 (Trump +34)
10. Brantley, Ga. — 209 (Trump +81)
11. Emanuel, Ga. — 202 (Trump +39)
12. Clay, Ky. 202 — (Trump +77)
13. Prentiss, Miss. — 200 (Trump +58)
14. George, Miss. — 193 (Trump +77)
15. Magoffin, Ky. — 191 (Trump +54)
16. McIntosh, Ga. — 190 (Trump +21)
17. Lanier, Ga. — 189 (Trump +42)
18. Jones, Miss. —188 (Trump +42)
19. Columbia, Fla. — 187 (Trump +45)
20. Glynn, Ga. — 186 (Trump +23)
21. Dodge, Ga. — 186 (Trump +46)
22. Pearl River, Miss. — 185 (Trump +64)
23. Perry, Miss. — 185 (Trump +53)
24. Del Norte, Calif. — 185 (Trump +16)
25. Marion, Tenn. — 185 (Trump +51)
26. Lauderdale, Tenn. — 182 (Trump +28)
27. Ben Hill, Ga. — 175 (Trump +26)
28. Hardee, Fla. — 172 (Trump +45)
29. Jackson, Ky. — 171 (Trump +79)
30. Knox, Ind. — 171 (Trump +47)

Quickest rising an infection charges

County/14-Day Improve/2020 Margin

1. Mackinac, Mich.: +2,643 p.c (Trump +24)
2. Meade, S.D.: +1,540 p.c (Trump +48)
3. Lawrence, S.D.: +1,520 p.c (Trump +31)
4. Butte, S.D.: +1,050 p.c (Trump +58)
5. Mineral, W.V.: +718 p.c (Trump +57)
6. Emery, Utah: +717 p.c (Trump +74)
7. Washington, Idaho: +700 p.c (Trump +58)
8. Poweshiek, Iowa: +700 p.c (Trump +13)
9. Taylor, Wisc.: +650 p.c (Trump +47)
10. Web page, Iowa: +571 p.c (Trump +43)

While you put collectively these two totally different units of numbers — the political variations by media, the Covid an infection charges — it tells fairly the story.

26,203: The variety of new coronavirus circumstances Florida reported Wednesday, but once more breaking its single-day case document (which was most not too long ago set on Aug. 12).

38,393,932: The variety of confirmed circumstances of coronavirus in the USA, per the most recent data from NBC Information and well being officers. (That’s 167,681 since yesterday morning.)

636,221: The variety of deaths in the USA from the virus up to now, per the most recent data from NBC Information. (That’s 1,524 since yesterday morning).

364,842,701: The variety of vaccine doses administered within the U.S., per the CDC. (That’s 926,909 since yesterday morning.)

51.7 p.c: The share of all People who’re absolutely vaccinated, per the CDC.

62.7 p.c: The share of all American adults no less than 18 years of age who’re absolutely vaccinated, per CDC.

13,400: The approximate variety of folks evacuated from Afghanistan on Wednesday.

12,000: The variety of extra Covid deaths below the Cuomo administration that new Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged yesterday.

6: The variety of years in jail a person involved in the kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to serve on Wednesday.