The Pew Research Center's report titled "War in Ukraine: Wide Partisan Differences on U.S. Responsibility and Support" examines American public opinion on the U.S. role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Conducted from July 1 to July 7, 2024, the survey includes responses from 9,424 U.S. adults and reveals significant partisan divides. The majority of Republicans (62%) believe the U.S. does not have a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself, while a similar proportion of Democrats (63%) believe the opposite. The report highlights that Americans are evenly split on whether the U.S. should assist Ukraine, with 48% in favor and 49% opposed. Additionally, the survey explores opinions on the amount of aid provided to Ukraine, with Republicans more likely to view the aid as excessive. The report also addresses perceptions of the threat posed by Russia's invasion to U.S. interests, showing a decline in concern since the beginning of the conflict. Key sections include detailed breakdowns of approval for various U.S. policies toward Ukraine, such as economic sanctions, military aid, and the use of U.S. weapons by Ukraine.
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Table of Contents
- About Pew Research Center 2
- How we did this 3
- A 62 majority of Republicans say the United States does not have a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russias invasion. 4
- Americans remain divided on levels of U.S. aid to Ukraine. 4
- Deep partisan differences on U.S. responsibility to help Ukraine and how much support to provide 4
- How much of a threat does the war in Ukraine pose to U.S. interests 5
- There is a wide and growing gap between Republicans and Democrats over whether the war in Ukraine is a major threat to U.S. interests. 5
- Democrats are more likely than Republicans to see Russias invasion of Ukraine as a major threat to the U.S. 5
- Views of U.S. policies toward Ukraine Sanctions military aid strikes on targets in Russia 6
- Majorities of both Republicans 66 and Democrats 77 approve of keeping strict economic sanctions on Russia. 6
- Broad public support for maintaining sanctions on Russia wider differences on providing military aid to Ukraine and allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia 6
- Republicans and Democrats remain divided over U.S. aid to Ukraine 7
- Republicans are slightly more pessimistic about Ukraines defense than Democrats. 8
- Concerns over the war in Ukraine 8
- Americans views of how Ukraines defensive efforts against Russias invasion are going 8
- Democrats are significantly more likely than Republicans to say they are highly concerned about Russia invading other countries in Europe and that Ukraine will lose and be taken over. 9
- Democrats are more concerned than Republicans that Russia may defeat Ukraine and invade other countries in the region 9
- Acknowledgments 10
- Research team 10
- Communications and editorial 10
- Graphic design and web publishing 10
- Methodology 10
- Methodology 11
- Overview 11
- Panel recruitment 11
- Sample design 12
- Questionnaire development and testing 12
- Incentives 12
- Data collection protocol 12
- For panelists who take surveys online 12
- Invitation and reminder dates for web respondents ATP Wave 149 13
- For panelists who take surveys over the phone with a live interviewer 13
- Data quality checks 13
- Weighting 13
- American Trends Panel weighting dimensions 14
- Sample sizes and margins of error ATP Wave 149 15
- Dispositions and response rates 16
- Final dispositions ATP Wave 149 16
- Cumulative response rate ATP Wave 149 16
