Rasmussen Reports
The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.
Premium MembershipLoginSignup
Search
Sign up for free daily updates
Advertisement
Advertisement

60% Want Troops Home from Iraq Within a Year
Advertisement

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 60% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That's up a point from two weeks ago, but down three points from three weeks ago. Over the last seventeen weeks, the number wanting troops home within a year has ranged from a low of 57% to a high of 64%.

Twenty-five percent (25%) now want the troops brought home immediately. That result is equal to that of a week ago.

Looking at the other end of the spectrum, 36% want troops to remain in Iraq until the mission is complete. That is only a point above the percentage from last week. The number wanting the troops to remain and finish the mission had ranged from 32% to 39%.

There are strong partisan differences when it comes to the War. While 85% of Democrats would like to see the troops brought home within a year, only 31% of Republicans would like to see the same. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans want the troops to stay until the mission is complete.

Men and women also disagree on when the troops should come home. While 44% of men would like to see the troops stay until the mission is complete, only 29% of women agree. Sixty-six percent (66%) of women want the troops brought home within a year, while 53% of men say the same.

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

Crosstabs are available to Premium Members only.

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.

The Rasmussen Reports ElectionEdge™ Premium Service for Election 2008 offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a Presidential election.

Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.

When it comes to the War in Iraq, the U.S. should...

Date:

Withdraw

Home in yr.

Stay

Feb 7

25%

35%

36%

Jan 31

21%

33%

40%

Jan 24

25%

34%

35%

Jan 17

26%

37%

34%

Jan 9

26%

36%

33%

Jan 3

27%

30%

38%

Dec 12

25%

38%

33%

Dec 6

23%

34%

39%

Nov 29

26%

33%

35%

Nov 15

28%

35%

32%

Nov 8

26%

35%

33%

Oct 31

26%

33%

35%

Oct 24

25%

32%

37%

Oct 17

28%

35%

32%

Oct 10

28%

36%

31%

Oct 4

28%

36%

34%

Sep 25

25%

37%

32%

Sep 19

26%

33%

36%

Sep 14

20%

38%

38%

Sep 7

24%

35%

35%

Aug 22

30%

33%

32%

TOP STORIES

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

Electoral College Update: Obama Lead Narrows to 10 Votes

Confidence in War on Terror and Iraq at Highest Level Ever

Powell Far More Likely than Obama to Beat McCain

Congressional Approval Ratings Tie Record Low

Democrats Rank Carter and Gore as Favorites

The Middle Convention and the Under Convention By Debra J. Saunders

47% of Democratic Women say Hillary Should be on the Ticket

Voters Trust McCain Over Obama On National Security 52% to 41%

Number of Democrats in US Declines in July

Advertisement