Less than half of U.S. voters still see a need for the United States to belong to NATO, and most question whether America’s allies in the long-standing alliance will give their full support in Afghanistan and Libya.
A plurality of voters now opposes further U.S. military action in Libya, and most say President Obama needs congressional approval to continue those operations.
As the saying goes, “every vote counts,” and voters overwhelmingly agree.
When voters goes to the polls, most still want to see their ballots in English only.
A congressional race with an official Tea Party candidate in the running appears to be good news for Democrats.
Support remains high for requiring voters to show photo identification before being allowed to cast their ballots. An increasing number of states across the country are putting that requirement into law.
Voters remain more conservative when it comes to money than they are on social policy, but 29% still say they are conservative in both areas.
For the first time, voters feel the agenda of congressional Republicans is nearly as extreme as that of Democrats in Congress.
Voters remain closely divided over whether their fellow countrymen get involved in politics to bring about needed change or to keep the government at bay.
Over half (53%) of Americans now believe the federal government is more of a threat to individual rights than a protector.
Voters would rather be called a good citizen than a patriot, although they see little difference between the two labels. To be a good citizen, most agree it’s more important to do church and community work than to get involved in politics.
One-in-five Americans believe individual states have the right to break away from the country, although a majority doesn’t believe it will actually happen.
Voters express strong concern about the safety of America’s computer systems and think a major cyberattack on the United States should be grounds for forceful military retaliation.
Most Americans remain concerned about the federal government’s financial situation and think the majority of politicians want more of their money.
Voters still believe U.S. society is fair and decent and tend to think President Obama doesn't agree with them.
Voters clearly aren’t confident that their elected officials will wrestle federal spending under control. In fact, many now think the government’s more likely to go belly up.
Republican voters are slightly less critical of the job their representatives in Congress are doing, but most still think the legislators are out of sync with the party base. Democratic voters, by contrast, are not as happy with the performance of their congressmen as they were a year ago.
Voters strongly comprehend that government spending has risen over the past decade, and most favor a cap on annual spending increases limited to population growth and inflation.
Just eight percent (8%) of voters nationwide currently rate national security issues such as the War on Terror as their top voting issue. That’s down from 20% on Election Day 2008 when Barack Obama was elected and down from 41% on Election Day 2004 when George W. Bush was reelected.
While both the United States and NATO military forces have been carrying out airstrikes in Libya to protect rebel forces and civilians from Moammar Qaddafi’s regime, voters nationwide have mixed ideas of who is taking the lead in the military operation at this time.
