Wide partisan divisions remain in Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine

Summary:

Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, President-elect Donald Trump has been promising a swift end to the conflict when he takes office. Americans’ views about U.S. support for Ukraine have shifted little in recent months, but there continue to be wide partisan differences, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Nov. 12-17.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine (42% vs. 13%).

Republicans are also far less likely than Democrats to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion (36% vs. 65%).

In addition, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have long been less likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to see Russia’s invasion as a major threat to U.S. interests. But this partisan gap has grown. Just 19% of Republicans now say the invasion is a major threat, compared with 42% of Democrats.

Note: The survey was fielded before the Biden administration allowed Ukraine to use U.S. long-range weapons to hit targets inside Russia and provided anti-personnel mines to Ukraine.

U.S. support for Ukraine

Today, 27% of Americans say the U.S. is providing too much assistance to Ukraine. Another 25% characterize U.S. support as “about right,” and 18% say the U.S. is not providing enough support. These shares are similar to views in July, though Americans are now somewhat more likely to say they are not sure than they were four months ago (29% vs. 25% then).

Among Republicans, 42% say the U.S. is providing too much support. Another 19% say the amount of support is about right, while one-in-ten say the U.S. is not providing enough support.

By comparison, among Democrats, just 13% say the country is providing too much support to Ukraine. About three-in-ten (31%) say the level of support is about right. A similar share (28%) say the U.S. isn’t providing enough support. Wide partisan divisions remain in Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine_1

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U.S. responsibility to help Ukraine

Americans are also split on whether the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion. Half of Americans say the U.S. has this responsibility, while 47% say it does not. These views are largely unchanged over the last several months.

Partisans’ opinions are also essentially the same as they were in July:

36% of Republicans say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself. The same percentage said this in July.

65% of Democrats say the U.S. has this responsibility. That is also nearly identical to views in July (when 63% said this). Wide partisan divisions remain in Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine_2

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Russia’s invasion as a threat to U.S. interests

Three-in-ten Americans now say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a major threat to U.S. interests. These views have been relatively stable over the last few years – though Americans were considerably more likely to say this in the early weeks of the conflict in 2022.

Since 2023, Republicans have been far less likely than Democrats to view the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a threat to the U.S. But the share saying this is now at a low point: Today, 19% say this, down from 26% in July.

About four-in-ten Democrats (42%) see Russia’s invasion as a major threat. This is slightly lower than the 45% who said this in July but on par with Democrats’ views since 2023. Wide partisan divisions remain in Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine_3

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Source：PEW

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