Hawkeye Reporter

Those who saw the swarm of people attacking the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 saw a horrifying moment that, months later, still is divisive today within the U.S. political spectrum.

A recent poll on Iowans highlighted this division.

“So this poll tells me half of all Iowans are delusional and are OK with fascism and racism turning our country into an autocratic dictatorship,” ChattJazz, a former intelligence security specialist, wrote on Twitter.

The data comes near the first anniversary of the attack on the capital. So far, the U.S. has charged approximately 700 people who have connections to the insurrection, the Insider reported Nov. 22.

“I have grave concerns about future elections because now we’ve set this very dangerous precedent,” Marianne Jones, a 57-year-old poll respondent from Iowa City, told Des Moines Register. “I think that we have a really big job to do to unpack this for a whole lot of Americans who truly believe that the election was stolen. And I think that, frankly, puts our democracy at risk.”

Of those that said the events of Jan. 6 were an insurrection and a threat to democracy, 93% were Democrats, 50% independent and 20% Republican, Des Moines Register reported.

Fifty percent of Iowa residents that participated in the poll believe that the riot was intended to derail the election certification process and that it threatened democracy, Des Moines Register reported.

Twenty-two percent of residents believe that the event was a one-time thing and there should not be worry about it, while 18% believe that the actions are protected under the First Amendment, Des Moines Register reported.