December 14, 2021: Looking back over 2021, 58% of voters believe that shutting down businesses and locking down society did more harm than good. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 35% disagree and 17% are not sure.
The belief that the lockdowns did more harm than good is up a point since August and up three points from July. In May 2020, a majority of voters took the opposite view.
The current totals include 35% who strongly agree that the lockdowns did more harm than good and 15% who strongly disagree.
The survey also found that 48% believe many states and cities reacted to the coronavirus pandemic in ways that did more harm than good. On that point, 39% disagree.
Just 48% believe the CDC has generally provided reliable and fact-based guidelines during the pandemic. Thirty-two percent (32%) think it has generally acted in a partisan political manner and 20% are not sure.
Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of the Rasmussen Media Group. He is a political analyst, author, public speaker, independent public opinion pollster and columnist for Creators Syndicate. Read Scott Rasmussen's Reports — More Here.