According to a 2023 survey, more than half of Americans held the opinion that the United States should pay less attention to problems overseas and instead concentrate on problems in the U.S. This is an increase from 2019, when 48 percent thought the U.S. should focus more on domestic concerns.
Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs from 2019 to 2023
Characteristic
We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home
It's best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs
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Pew Research Center. (May 10, 2023). Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs from 2019 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453966/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
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Pew Research Center. (2023). Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs from 2019 to 2023 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453966/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
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Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs from 2019 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453966/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
