Summer Break Edition Part 1: Reagan Institute poll finds growing support for American leadership; majority of GOP voters want Ukraine to win and support the NATO alliance
Reagan Institute Summer Survey:
The latest Reagan Institute survey demonstrates a growing desire for American leadership in the world. The American people believe a strong U.S. role in international affairs benefits both our country and the world. Policymakers ought to take note of the widely held belief that a strong U.S. military is essential for maintaining peace and prosperity as well as the broad, bipartisan support for defending our NATO allies, providing security assistance to Ukraine and Israel, and taking serious measures to deter Chinese aggression.
On the war in Ukraine:
75% of Americans say it is important to the United States that Ukraine win the war, a number that has remained consistent since last year. Only seven percent say they want Russia to win the war, including only seven percent of Democrats and eight percent of Republicans.
Furthermore, 70% of MAGA Republicans believe that Ukraine winning the war in Russia is important to the United States:
On America’s oldest alliance:
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marks its 75th anniversary this year, support for the alliance among the American people remains high, bipartisan, and remarkably consistent: six in ten have a favorable view of the alliance, which has been the case since the first Reagan Institute poll in 2018. Americans strongly support NATO’s collective defense principle, as set out in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. Broad majorities of Americans (72% overall, including 82% of Democrats and 68% of Republicans) would support the United States responding with military force if a NATO ally in Europe were attacked.
Similar majority of MAGA Republicans also support NATO:
Lastly, strong bi-partisan agreement on key foreign policy principles:
Six months out from another consequential presidential election, today’s global chaos has gripped the attention of the American people—defying the conventional wisdom that voters give little thought to foreign policy issues. From the conflict in the Middle East to Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine to increasing aggression from the Chinese Communist Party, Americans are yearning for a revival of Reaganesque principles.
Read the full report the Reagan Institute here.