How Americans Feel About the Country Right Now: Anxious. Hopeful.

Despite double digit unemployment, majorities across demographic groups say the federal government’s priority should be to contain the spread of the virus, even if it hurts the economy. Younger voters and black voters take the most stringent view of the social distancing rules, with more than four in 10 saying the guidance is being lifted too quickly. Only backers of Mr. Trump overwhelmingly believe government should prioritize the economy.

More than three-quarters of registered voters say they always or mostly wear a mask in public when they expect to be within six feet of another person, including 60 percent who support Mr. Trump and 79 percent of those under 30.

Men are more likely to go barefaced. Only 46 percent of men say they always wear a mask, compared with 61 percent of women. The findings confirm academic research suggesting that men are more likely to opt out of wearing masks, believing them to be “not cool” or “a sign of weakness,” even though men are at a higher risk of dying from Covid-19 than women.

In the most heavily impacted states, voters feel even more strongly about taking measures to stop the spread of the virus. A higher percentage of voters in Arizona and Florida, where infections are spiking, say restrictions don’t go far enough and that businesses are reopening too quickly.

Scott Bertoglio, 33, of suburban Phoenix, said he is considering not sending his three young children back to school in the fall because he was worried that the state government has failed to adequately implement rules protecting their health, like mandating mask wearing.

“We’ve essentially been holed up at home,” he said, taking a break from watching a PowerPoint presentation in his home office. “But Arizona is not taking it seriously and the schools are saying we’re going to open.”

Still, the poll shows that voters overwhelmingly believe that any economic pain stemming from the virus will be temporary. Even among those living in a household with coronavirus-related job losses, 81 percent say they expect to find work within the next few months or have already regained it.