People in the United States consistently believe that the Republican Party is more likely to protect the country from external threats, with 57 percent of respondents in a 2023 survey selecting the GOP. The Democratic Party was selected by 35 percent of respondents in that same year.
Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party
Surveys held in September of each year.
Original question: "Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats?"
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Gallup. (October 3, 2023). Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/
Gallup. "Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/
Gallup. (2023). Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/
Gallup. "Public Confidence in Political Parties to Protect The Country from External Threats in The United States from 2005 to 2023, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/
Gallup, Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Public confidence in political parties to protect the country from external threats in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by political party [Graph], Gallup, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078514/confidence-political-parties-protect-us/
