Nearly one in three Republicans believe violence may be needed to save US: survey

LONDON - Almost one in three Republicans believe violence may be needed to save the United States, The Guardian has reported, citing results of a recent survey conducted by US research organization the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

A survey found that 30 percent of Republicans agreed with the statement "because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country", The Guardian wrote in an article published on Monday.

The PRRI's survey also found that nearly one in five Americans agreed with the statement, according to the the British newspaper.

The responses illustrate the "significant and rapidly increasing polarisation in the United States", the newspaper quoted Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of the PRRI, as saying.

A total of 2,508 adults living in all 50 US states were interviewed online on Sept 16-29 for the survey, which was released on Monday.