Confidence in political parties to protect the U.S. 2023

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

Characteristic	Democratic Party	Republican Party
2023	35%	57%
2022	37%	57%
2021	39%	54%
2020	46%	50%
2019	44%	50%
2018	41%	47%
2017	38%	51%
2016	40%	47%
2015	36%	52%
2014	32%	55%
2013	39%	45%
2012	45%	45%
2011	38%	49%
2010	38%	51%
2009	42%	49%
2008	42%	49%
2007	47%	42%
2006	42%	44%
2005	37%	48%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 to 2023

Number of respondents

approximately 1,500 in each poll

Age group

18-64 years

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

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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