Most Americans Say the U.S. Became Less Respected By the World In 2017

Monica Sanchez | December 27, 2017
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As the year comes to a close, a majority of Americans say the U.S. as a nation has become less respected in the world in 2017 according to a new The Economist/YouGov poll published on Wednesday.

The poll finds that 52 percent of Americans think the U.S. has lost respect on the world stage in the last year, compared to 21 percent who believe the nation has become “more respected” and 26 percent who see “no change.”

Along party lines, Democrats (80%) are far more likely to believe the U.S. has become less respected with just 5 percent who say the opposite.

Republicans are more optimistic, with 48 percent who say the U.S. has gained respect among world leaders and 20 percent who disagree.

Independents generally agree with Democrats, with 47 percent who say the U.S. has lost respect.

Americans tend to agree across party lines that political discussion has become more negative over the past year.

A majority of Americans (66%) say political discussion has become increasingly more negative, compared to 6 percent who say less negative and 18 percent who say it’s about the same as last year.

Healthcare remains the issue Americans view as most important to them, followed by Social Security, the economy, and terrorism.

The Economist/YouGov poll of 1,500 U.S. adults was conducted on Dec. 24-26 and has a margin sampling error of 3 percentage points.

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