Do thoughts of the upcoming presidential election have you popping Pepcid and losing sleep? If so, you have plenty of company: A recent survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association shows that 68% of adults in the United States are saying the election is a significant source of stress. That's up from 52% in 2016. Moreover, the anxiety is felt across party lines: 76% of Democrats, 67% of Republicans and 64% of Independents all report election worries.
Those stresses extend to the workplace as well. According to data from Reflektive, 54% of 1,000 surveyed employees say their performance at work will be impacted if their candidate loses, and 29% say office politics will make it difficult to go to work the day after the election. Millennials in particular (57%) are somewhat or very concerned that political disagreements with co-workers or bosses could negatively affect their performance review.
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Richard Binder
Richard Binder, based in New York, is part of the social media team at ALM. He is also a 2014 recipient of the ASPBE Award for Excellence in the Humorous/Fun Department.
