According to a 2023 survey, Americans were politically divided on how much attention the U.S. government should pay to problems overseas. Republicans have grown more concerned about domestic problems throughout the last few years, with 71 percent in 2023 stating that the U.S. should concentrate more on problems in the United States than other countries. In comparison, only 39 percent of Democrats agreed that the country should focus more on domestic problems.
Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party
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Pew Research Center. (May 10, 2023). Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Think The United States Government Should Focus More on Domestic Instead of Global Problems from 2019 to 2023, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
