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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 27, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
February 27, 2024: Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters think that it is good for the U.S. to be part of the NATO alliance. A Scott Rasmussen national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 64% would also favor sending U.S. troops if an ally like Germany was attacked by Russia or another enemy.
The survey also found that there was less support for defending a NATO ally who had not met its military spending obligations. In that case, 49% favor sending troops, while 34% are opposed.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 20-21, 2024. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
If a member of NATO is attacked by Russia or some other enemy, all countries in the NATO alliance are required to help defend their ally. If a NATO ally like Germany was attacked, would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops to help defend it from attack?
- 28%-Strongly favor
- 36%-Somewhat favor
- 12%-Somewhat oppose
- 6%-Strongly oppose
- 18%-Not sure
All countries in the NATO alliance have agreed to spend at least 2% of their economic output on military defense. Most of the NATO allies have failed to meet that obligation. Suppose a NATO ally is attacked but has not met its military spending obligation. Would you favor or oppose sending U.S. troops to help defend that country from attack?
- 19%-Strongly favor
- 30%-Somewhat favor
- 23%-Somewhat oppose
- 11%-Strongly oppose
- 17%-Not sure
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