Americans Are Starting to Doubt Our Military Power
by SavvyRoo on Feb 22, 2015 | Views: 134 | Score: 0
Republican | Independent | Democrat | |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | 40 | 21 | 9 |
2012 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
2013 | 45 | 23 | 12 |
2014 | 49 | 26 | 15 |
2015 | 56 | 33 | 17 |
Percent that agree that the "US spends too little on defense"
%
Sources:
gallup.com
Americans of all ideological dispositions are increasingly worried that the United States is not spending enough on its defense. Over half of Republicans now believe this is the case, while the number of Democrats that fall into this category has nearly doubled since 2011.
aka: how fear drives decisions in our political system.