The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 58% of Americans want the troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That’s down from 63% two weeks ago and is identical to the results from a month ago. Looked at from a longer perspective, however, there has been little change in attitudes towards a troop withdrawal since tracking of this question began last August.

One in five voters (20%) would like to see the troops brought home immediately, down from 24% two weeks ago. Overall, the percentage of adults who want the troops home immediately has ranged from 20% to 30% since last August. The percentage of adults who want to see the troops brought home within the year has changed little and is currently at 38%.

Thirty-seven percent (37%) say the troops should stay until the mission is complete, up from 33% two weeks ago. That number has ranged from 31% to 39% since tracking began.

The War in Iraq is a big issue in the upcoming presidential election between John McCain and Barack Obama. The race for the White House remains very close in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, and a poll being released later today shows that over half of voters trust McCain more to handle the war.

The percentages of men and women who want to see the troops brought home have grown closer this month. While 60% of women want the troops home within the year, 57% of men agree. Two weeks ago, the genders differed by a ten point margin. However, while 41% of men think the troops should remain in Iraq until the mission is completed, just 34% of women agree.

Politically speaking, one in four Republicans (25%) think the troops should come home within the year, compared to 84% of Democrats. Unaffiliated voters fall somewhere in between, at 57%. While just 13% of Democrats think the troops should stay in Iraq until the mission is complete, 72% of Republicans and just over a third (34%) of unaffiliated voters agree.

While 53% of whites think the troops should be brought home this year, 83% of African-Americans say the same. Just 14% of blacks think the troops should remain in Iraq, along with nearly half (44%) of white adults.

A separate Rasmussen poll released last week found that confidence in the War on Terror continues to grow. Half of voters now say the United States and its allies are winning the war. However, another survey released last Friday found that just over half of voters still think getting the troops home is a higher priority than winning the war.

The survey was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Stations, Inc.

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