By the numbers: In our poll at the beginning of March, six out of 10 Americans (61%) said they saw a large to moderate risk in returning to their pre-coronavirus lives. In this week's poll, just 30% said that. There was a significant drop even since our last poll two weeks ago, when 38% said they saw a return to pre-COVID life as a large to moderate risk. Even though Americans are still divided by party over COVID precautions — with Republicans less likely than Democrats to worry about going about their lives — there's been a huge drop in anxiety across the board over the past three months. In our March 5-8 poll, 58% of Republicans, 22% of Democrats and 41% of independents said they saw little to no risk in returning to pre-pandemic life. This week, 87% of Republicans, 58% of Democrats and 70% of independents said that.