The number of Americans who think that racism poses an "imminent threat" to the country is on the rise, according to a new poll out Friday.

About 36 percent of respondents said the nation is facing an "imminent threat" from racism and bigotry, the Reuters/Ipsos poll found — up 7 points from the 2015 edition of the same poll.

Another 23 percent called racism a "serious threat," while 19 percent said it was a "moderate threat." Seven percent called it a "minimal threat," and another 7 percent said it was "no threat."

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Democrats raised more alarm bells about the threat of racism, the poll found, with 46 percent calling it imminent, compared with just 27 percent of Republicans.





The poll results come as President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE nears completion of his first 100 days in office after a campaign that many opponents accused of being racially charged and xenophobic.

On the campaign trail, Trump made disparaging remarks about immigrants and Muslims, among other groups, vowing to build a massive border wall between the U.S. and Mexico and proposing, at one point, a registry of Muslims.

The poll was conducted from March 28 to April 3 and had a sample of 2,800 adults in the U.S. The margin of error was not made available.