| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18319 |
| 1 | Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Approve | 33% | 35% | 30% | 28% | 40% | 31% | 30% | 34% | 31% | 30% | 65% | 42% | ** | 11% | 64% | 35% | 13% | 48% | 64% | 36% | 33% | 20% |
| Disapprove | 54% | 60% | 49% | 52% | 49% | 59% | 59% | 51% | 59% | 58% | 14% | 49% | ** | 81% | 24% | 53% | 79% | 41% | 31% | 52% | 58% | 54% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 5% | 21% | 19% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 22% | 9% | ** | 7% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 26% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 34% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 16% |
| 2 | Which of these 4 statements best describes the situation in Afghanistan: America will emerge soon as the clear winner. The Taliban will emerge soon as the clear winner. It will be years until we know who won. There will never be a clear winner. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| America Will WIn | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 35% | 7% | ** | 8% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 10% | 11% | 5% |
| Taliban Will Win | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 2% | ** | 6% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 1% |
| Years Until We Know | 30% | 31% | 29% | 26% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 28% | 31% | 31% | 25% | 27% | ** | 36% | 33% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 28% | 32% |
| Never Be a Clear Winner | 53% | 55% | 52% | 49% | 59% | 55% | 50% | 54% | 53% | 53% | 40% | 64% | ** | 48% | 53% | 62% | 51% | 60% | 66% | 56% | 56% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 0% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | ** | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 19% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 34% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 16% |
| 3 | During the next 18 months, should the United States ... send more troops to Afghanistan? ... Bring troops home from Afghanistan? Or leave the Afghanistan troops in place? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Send More Troops | 5% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 1% | ** | 9% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 2% |
| Bring Troops Home | 69% | 64% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 66% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 69% | 75% | 64% | ** | 50% | 78% | 80% | 59% | 70% | 78% | 68% | 71% | 67% |
| Leave The Troops In Place | 21% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 30% | ** | 35% | 15% | 11% | 28% | 22% | 11% | 21% | 19% | 28% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 5% | ** | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 34% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 16% |
| 4 | President Obama plans to bring 10,000 soldiers home from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 ... and an additional 20,000 soldiers home by the end of 2012. Is the president withdrawing troops ... too fast? Not fast enough? Or is the president's timetable just right? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Too Fast | 29% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 23% | 23% | ** | 54% | 9% | 22% | 48% | 25% | 6% | 29% | 29% | 30% |
| Not Fast Enough | 29% | 31% | 28% | 27% | 25% | 31% | 37% | 26% | 34% | 30% | 8% | 24% | ** | 29% | 28% | 32% | 29% | 27% | 30% | 27% | 34% | 27% |
| Timetable Is Just Right | 34% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 38% | 34% | 26% | 36% | 30% | 32% | 68% | 36% | ** | 13% | 57% | 42% | 17% | 44% | 63% | 38% | 32% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 3% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 16% | ** | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 19% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 34% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 16% |
| 5 | All things considered, has the war in Afghanistan been worth fighting? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Worth Fighting | 42% | 45% | 39% | 42% | 51% | 40% | 30% | 46% | 36% | 44% | 29% | 41% | ** | 50% | 46% | 37% | 53% | 38% | 47% | 47% | 39% | 31% |
| Not Worth Fighting | 41% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 40% | 54% | 38% | 46% | 41% | 36% | 55% | ** | 40% | 38% | 48% | 40% | 46% | 34% | 39% | 46% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 17% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 12% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 35% | 3% | ** | 10% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 16% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 32% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 34% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 52% | 32% | 16% |