Perhaps by doing so, the President can help close an unnecessary partisan gap on how Americans view them and the coronavirus pandemic in general. When Axios/Ipsos first put this question to Americans in early April, the partisan gap on masks was significantly smaller. The widening partisan gap on masks mirrors the widening partisanship gap on coronavirus overall. Democrats and Republicans were about equally worried in February about a coronavirus outbreak. Democrats, though, are more likely to wear a mask at 82% to Republicans' 61%.

Source: CNN July 15, 2020 11:37 UTC