A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That’s down from 63% a week ago and 61% the week before. Over the last thirteen weeks, the number wanting troops home within a year has ranged from a low of 57% to a high of 64%.

Twenty-six percent (26%) now want the troops brought home immediately. That’s down two points from a week ago.

Looking at the other end of the spectrum, 35% now want troops to remain in Iraq until the mission is complete. That figure has ranged from 32% to 38% over the past twelve weeks.

A separate survey found that confidence in the overall War on Terror has increased over the past month. Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters nationwide believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That’s near the highest level of confidence expressed during President Bush’s second term in office.

Sixty-six percent (66%) of women want troops out of Iraq within a year. Fifty-one percent (51%) of men share that view.

All questions concerning Iraq reveal stark partisan differences.

Eighty-two percent (82%) of Democrats want the troops to come home within a year. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans believe the troops should remain until the mission is complete.

As for those not affiliated with either major party, 60% want the troops home within a year. Thirty percent (30%) take the opposite view and say they should remain.

Rasmussen Reports has been tracking this question weekly since late August. The survey was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Stations, Inc.

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