About Half of California's Vaccinated Residents Say Unvaccinated People Anger Them: Poll

The residents of California will decide whether or not to remove Governor Gavin Newsom from office in less than one month, but a majority of them said they support COVID-19 mandates and oppose the decisions of the unvaccinated.

Although anger over potential vaccine mandates and passports led to a stabbing of at least one person in Los Angeles during a Saturday anti-vaccination "freedom march," resentment toward people who are unvaccinated is similarly high.

The latest CBS News poll released Sunday found about almost half of California's fully vaccinated residents—47 percent—said unvaccinated people "make me upset or angry."

Among vaccinated respondents in the poll, 59 percent described unvaccinated people as "putting people like me at risk," with 57 percent saying anyone who has not been vaccinated is "being misled by bad or false information."

Fewer than one-third of California's vaccinated residents—27 percent—said they "respect the decision" of people who have remained unvaccinated for COVID-19.

In the same survey, only 22 percent of California residents described Newsom's handling of the outbreak overall as "very good." Thirty-eight percent said he's done a "somewhat good" job, compared to 21 percent who said he's done a "very bad" job.

As of Sunday, as reported by The New York Times, over 4 million cases and more than 64,000 deaths in California.

Meanwhile, among California residents who said the spread of the virus was preventable, 67 percent said "more vaccinations" and 68 percent said "more masking/social distancing" could've prevented the state's rise in COVID. A 41 percent plurality said California should have slowed down the re-opening of businesses statewide over the past year. And about 28 percent said that limits on immigration and border crossings could have curbed the increase as well.

Additionally, about 67 percent of respondents said they support private businesses mandating vaccines for employees, while 33 percent believed that those employers should be allowed to mandate vaccines for their workers.

Similarly, 69 percent of those surveyed said vaccines should be mandatory for all California health care workers, while 31 percent disagreed.

The same poll also addressed the California recall election. About 75 percent of overall respondents said they "definitely" plan to vote, while 9 percent said they would "probably" do the same. Broken down by ideology, 84 percent of conservatives said they "definitely" plan to vote, followed by 76 percent of liberals and 69 percent moderates. Meanwhile, about 6 percent of conservatives said they would "probably" cast a ballot in the recall election, followed by 10 percent of liberals and 11 percent of moderates.

The CBS News poll conducted by YouGov surveyed 1,856 California adults from August 6 to 12. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 points.

Newsweek reached out to the California state department of health for any additional details Sunday afternoon.

Updated 2:21 PM ET, with additional information.