Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American voters agree that in dealing with its European allies over the years, the United States has shown arrogance, been dismissive, and even derisive. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% disagree with that assertion and 16% are not sure.

Most American voters—54%--say it would be better for the world if Europe became more like the United States. Just 22% voiced the opposite view and said things would be better the United States would become more like Europe.

Still, 88% of voters say that America’s relationship with Europe is at least somewhat important. That figure includes a majority—53%--who say the relationship is Very Important.

Forty-six percent (46%) say the nation’s ties with Europe will be better in a year while 25% expect them to get worse.

On his recent European tour, President Barack Obama said that there have been “times when America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.” He also stated that in the United States there has been “a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world.”

While those comments were well received in Europe, the President also charged that Europeans have too frequently adopted anti-American attitudes. Tracking surveys have consistently found that Americans tend to believe the alliance would be stronger if our allies followed the lead of the United States more often.

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On all questions, there are strong and substantial partisan divides. Democrats, by a two-to-one margin, say that the U.S. has been arrogant and dismissive of Europe. Republicans, by a three-to-one margin, disagree. So do most voters not affiliated with either major party. However, while 51% of unaffiliated reject the notion that the United States has been arrogant, 32% say it’s true.

Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Democrats say the U.S. relationship with Europe is Very Important. That view is shared by 44% of Republicans and 43% of unaffiliateds.

By an 8-to-1 margin, Republicans say it would be better for Europe to become more like the United States. Democrats agree, but by a much more modest 45% to 29% margin. As for those not affiliated with either major party, 46% say Europe should be more like the United States while 27% hold the opposite view.

Democrats overwhelmingly believe relations with Europe will improve over the next year while a plurality of Republicans expect the opposite. Forty-two percent (42%) of unaffiliateds expect the relationship to improve while 23% expect it to get worse.

The President continues to draw solid and stable job approval ratings in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

Confidence in the U.S. economy has improved over the past month, but confidence in the War on Terror has declined.

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