From April 18 to 24, 2025, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 574 adult veterans nationally using web

panel
respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of veterans by age, gender, education, race, branch of service,
voter registration, and 2020 recalled presidential vote. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error associated
with the sample size is ±4 percentage points. Results for subgroups of the sample are subject to increased margins of error.
Partisanship reflected in tabulations is based on self-identified party affiliation, not partisan registration. For more
information please visit dataforprogress.org/our-methodology.

NB: subgroups with a n-size less than 50 (<50) are not shown on these cross-tabs. We choose not to display N<50
subgroups because the sample is too small to have statistical significance. We did, however, take samples of these
subgroups for representational and weighting purposes to accurately reflect the electorate makeup. Some values may not
add up to 100 due to rounding.

N=574 unless otherwise specified.

[1] In which branch of the U.S. military did you serve?

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Army 47 52 45 48 36 49 47 48 50 47 50 45

Navy 20 16 19 22 17 20 20 19 12 21 15 24

Air Force 19 28 14 19 31 17 11 26 20 18 14 21

Marine Corps 11 1 17 9 11 11 19 4 14 11 14 9

Coast Guard 2 2 3 <0.5 3 1 2 1 3 1 5 1

Other branch (such

as Reserves or 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
National Guard)

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[2] When serving, were you an officer, or enlisted?

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Officer 10 11 8 14 15 10 9 12 59 0 14 10

Enlisted 82 79 84 81 74 83 78 85 0 100 73 84

Both enlisted and

officer, at different 7 8 9 5 11 7 13 2 41 0 12 6
time periods

Something else <0.5 1 <0.5 <0.5 0 <0.5 0 1 0 0 1 <0.5

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[3] Were you ever deployed to a combat zone?

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Yes, I was deployed

42 37 43 44 31 44 53 32 57 39 52 41
to a combat zone

No, I was never

deployed to a 58 63 57 56 69 56 47 68 43 61 48 59
combat zone

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[4] As far as you know, are you eligible or ineligible for VA health care?

Respondent is Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected, neither affected
Served
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or by DOGE firings or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone knows anyone
officer
party only affected by DOGE who has been
firings affected

Yes, I am eligible based

27 25 23 33 35 26 23 31 47 23 23 29
on my retired status

Yes, I am eligible based

on being separated 34 44 33 30 33 34 30 38 22 36 38 32
(but not retired)

Yes, I am eligible due

9 9 11 7 10 9 15 4 6 10 18 5
to a medical discharge

No, I am not eligible 13 8 16 12 10 14 13 14 5 15 7 15

I'm not sure 17 14 17 18 12 17 20 13 19 16 14 18

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[5a] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people or institutions?

— Department of Veterans Affairs

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Very favorable 44 45 45 41 52 43 43 45 47 43 47 43

Somewhat favorable 35 35 31 39 20 37 31 38 23 37 33 35

Somewhat
11 12 9 14 15 11 14 9 11 11 9 13
unfavorable

Very unfavorable 4 6 4 3 2 5 4 4 8 3 4 5

Haven't heard
6 2 10 3 12 5 8 4 10 5 6 5
enough to say

FAVORABLE (TOTAL) 79 80 76 80 72 80 74 83 70 80 80 78

UNFAVORABLE
15 18 13 17 17 16 18 13 19 14 13 18
(TOTAL)

FAVORABLE (NET) +64 +62 +63 +63 +55 +64 +56 +70 +51 +66 +67 +60

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[5b] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people or institutions?

— Donald Trump

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Very favorable 34 5 23 63 22 35 33 34 31 34 14 42

Somewhat favorable 17 2 14 29 19 17 20 14 20 16 14 20

Somewhat
9 7 14 3 11 8 10 8 4 10 16 5
unfavorable

Very unfavorable 38 87 43 4 48 36 36 39 43 37 56 31

Haven't heard
3 0 5 1 0 3 1 5 2 3 0 2
enough to say

FAVORABLE (TOTAL) 51 7 37 92 41 52 53 48 51 50 28 62

UNFAVORABLE
47 94 57 7 59 44 46 47 47 47 72 36
(TOTAL)

FAVORABLE (NET) +4 −87 −20 +85 −18 +8 +7 +1 +4 +3 −44 +26

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[5c] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people or institutions?

— JD Vance

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Very favorable 25 6 16 48 20 26 22 29 27 25 14 33

Somewhat favorable 16 3 12 28 7 17 16 17 14 17 11 17

Somewhat
8 9 11 4 7 9 11 6 15 7 8 9
unfavorable

Very unfavorable 33 70 38 7 33 33 31 35 32 33 52 28

Haven't heard
17 12 22 12 34 15 19 14 12 18 16 14
enough to say

FAVORABLE (TOTAL) 41 9 28 76 27 43 38 46 41 42 25 50

UNFAVORABLE
41 79 49 11 40 42 42 41 47 40 60 37
(TOTAL)

FAVORABLE (NET) 0 −70 −21 +65 −13 +1 −4 +5 −6 +2 −35 +13

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[6a] Below are some Trump administration policies. Do you support or oppose the following policies?

— Firing 83,000 healthcare and benefits workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 10 1 9 17 13 10 11 9 10 10 6 13

Somewhat support 13 4 13 18 6 14 12 14 16 12 5 15

Somewhat oppose 17 9 17 22 10 18 12 22 6 20 7 19

Strongly oppose 49 86 52 26 60 48 57 42 55 48 76 42

Don't know 10 <0.5 10 17 12 10 8 13 13 10 6 11

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 23 5 22 35 19 24 23 23 26 22 11 28

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 66 95 69 48 70 66 69 64 61 68 83 61

SUPPORT (NET) −43 −90 −47 −13 −51 −42 −46 −41 −35 −46 −72 −33

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[6b] Below are some Trump administration policies. Do you support or oppose the following policies?

— Ordering active duty U.S. military troops to perform a parade in honor of President Trump's birthday

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 7 2 6 12 8 7 8 6 11 7 5 8

Somewhat support 11 2 8 21 7 12 10 12 16 11 9 13

Somewhat oppose 14 8 8 25 11 15 14 14 9 15 8 17

Strongly oppose 56 88 63 29 65 55 58 54 56 56 74 50

Don't know 11 <0.5 14 13 9 11 10 13 9 12 5 11

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 18 4 14 33 15 19 18 18 27 18 14 21

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 70 96 71 54 76 70 72 68 65 71 82 67

SUPPORT (NET) −52 −92 −57 −21 −61 −51 −54 −50 −38 −53 −68 −46

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[6c] Below are some Trump administration policies. Do you support or oppose the following policies?

— Instructing U.S. military to remove all material, including books in libraries and online content, regarding achievements
of women and minority groups in the military

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 5 <0.5 5 9 4 6 5 6 6 5 7 5

Somewhat support 6 2 9 6 1 7 6 7 13 5 5 5

Somewhat oppose 12 1 11 20 12 12 14 11 11 13 10 12

Strongly oppose 64 96 64 48 71 63 65 64 64 64 71 64

Don't know 12 1 12 16 12 12 11 12 6 13 7 13

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 11 2 14 15 5 13 11 13 19 10 12 10

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 76 97 75 68 83 75 79 75 75 77 81 76

SUPPORT (NET) −65 −95 −61 −53 −78 −62 −68 −62 −56 −67 −69 −66

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[7] The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has fired or laid off workers across multiple federal government
agencies.

Have you or someone you know been affected by these firings within federal agencies?

Respondent
Respondent
is
is neither
personally
affected by
affected,
Inde​- Served DOGE
Served expects to
pendent Repub​ Under as firings or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an be, or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows
officer knows
party only anyone
someone
who has
affected by
been
DOGE
affected
firings

I personally have been affected by

3 7 2 1 7 2 4 1 3 3 11 0
these firings.

I personally expect to be affected

4 4 6 2 8 4 4 4 7 3 16 0
by these firings soon.

I have not personally been

affected by these firings nor
19 19 22 13 23 18 29 9 26 17 73 0
expect to be, but someone I know
has been affected.

Neither I nor anyone I know has

65 66 53 81 52 67 57 73 58 67 0 100
been affected by these firings.

Don't know 9 5 16 3 10 9 6 13 5 10 0 0

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[8] The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has led efforts to fire or lay off tens of thousands
of workers across multiple federal government agencies.

Do you support or oppose these firings?

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 21 3 16 38 14 22 18 24 17 22 12 27

Somewhat support 20 2 16 33 23 19 19 20 30 17 11 23

Somewhat oppose 17 18 17 17 19 17 20 15 14 18 22 16

Strongly oppose 36 77 41 8 42 35 39 33 33 37 54 30

Don't know 6 <0.5 10 4 2 7 4 9 6 6 <0.5 4

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 41 5 32 71 37 41 37 44 47 39 23 50

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 53 95 58 25 61 52 59 48 47 55 76 46

SUPPORT (NET) −12 −90 −26 +46 −24 −11 −22 −4 0 −16 −53 +4

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[9] The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has led efforts to fire or lay off tens of thousands
of workers across multiple federal government agencies.

Some estimates find that about one-third of all federal workers are veterans.

Knowing what you know now, do you support or oppose these firings?

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 17 1 14 30 18 17 17 16 15 17 10 21

Somewhat support 19 4 18 27 12 20 18 19 25 17 11 23

Somewhat oppose 14 15 9 20 5 15 12 16 9 15 10 16

Strongly oppose 43 80 47 16 58 40 47 38 44 42 67 35

Don't know 8 0 12 7 7 8 5 11 6 9 2 5

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 36 5 32 57 30 37 35 35 40 34 21 44

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 57 95 56 36 63 55 59 54 53 57 77 51

SUPPORT (NET) −21 −90 −24 +21 −33 −18 −24 −19 −13 −23 −56 −7

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[10a] Below are some policies related to immigrants who serve in the U.S. military. Do you support or oppose the following
policies?

— Granting U.S. citizenship immediately to all noncitizens who serve in the U.S. military

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 47 55 51 37 54 46 59 35 57 44 56 44

Somewhat support 30 35 25 33 21 31 21 38 30 30 27 31

Somewhat oppose 11 6 12 12 9 11 8 13 4 12 7 13

Strongly oppose 6 2 6 9 4 6 7 5 6 6 5 6

Don't know 7 2 7 10 12 7 5 9 2 8 4 5

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 77 90 76 70 75 77 80 73 87 74 83 75

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 17 8 18 21 13 17 15 18 10 18 12 19

SUPPORT (NET) +60 +82 +58 +49 +62 +60 +65 +55 +77 +56 +71 +56

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[10b] Below are some policies related to immigrants who serve in the U.S. military. Do you support or oppose the following
policies?

— Allowing deported noncitizen U.S. military veterans to return to the U.S.

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 45 55 52 31 56 43 55 35 52 43 67 38

Somewhat support 26 22 23 32 22 26 22 30 21 27 15 29

Somewhat oppose 8 7 5 13 4 9 5 11 6 9 5 10

Strongly oppose 8 6 6 11 3 8 7 8 6 8 6 9

Don't know 14 10 15 14 15 14 12 15 16 13 7 14

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 71 77 75 63 78 69 77 65 73 70 82 67

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 16 13 11 24 7 17 12 19 12 17 11 19

SUPPORT (NET) +55 +64 +64 +39 +71 +52 +65 +46 +61 +53 +71 +48

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[10c] Below are some policies related to immigrants who serve in the U.S. military. Do you support or oppose the following
policies?

— Ending the practice of deporting noncitizen U.S. military veterans

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 45 53 51 32 51 44 53 36 51 44 62 40

Somewhat support 23 20 19 29 19 23 16 29 17 24 11 25

Somewhat oppose 9 4 7 14 11 9 8 9 7 9 7 11

Strongly oppose 13 20 11 11 5 14 12 14 15 12 13 13

Don't know 11 3 11 14 15 10 10 11 11 11 7 11

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 68 73 70 61 70 67 69 65 68 68 73 65

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 22 24 18 25 16 23 20 23 22 21 20 24

SUPPORT (NET) +46 +49 +52 +36 +54 +44 +49 +42 +46 +47 +53 +41

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[11] Utility-scale clean energy projects are large, renewable energy facilities, such as wind and solar plants, that are created
to generate electricity for the electric grid.

Do you think the federal government should invest in more or less utility-scale clean energy projects, or is the amount the
government is investing currently right?

Respondent is Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally neither affected
Served
pendent Repub​ Under as affected, expects by DOGE firings
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted to be, or knows or knows
officer
party only someone affected anyone who has
by DOGE firings been affected

Invest in more utility-

scale clean energy 44 83 43 26 47 44 45 44 46 44 54 40
projects

Current investment level

in utility-scale clean 25 13 25 33 30 25 32 19 26 25 28 27
energy projects is right

Invest in less utility-scale

21 3 17 37 18 22 21 22 24 21 17 26
clean energy projects

Don't know 9 2 15 4 5 9 2 15 3 10 1 7

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[12a] Below are some efforts related to service members and veterans who may be candidates for jobs in the clean energy
industry, such as wind and solar power.

Please say if you support or oppose each of the following:

— Connecting veterans to clean energy jobs

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 55 64 54 51 67 53 66 44 61 54 66 51

Somewhat support 31 29 35 27 21 32 22 40 27 32 27 32

Somewhat oppose 5 4 3 7 1 5 4 5 2 5 2 7

Strongly oppose 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 3

Don't know 7 1 7 11 8 7 6 8 6 7 5 7

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 86 93 89 78 88 85 88 84 88 86 93 83

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 7 5 5 11 3 7 5 8 5 7 3 10

SUPPORT (NET) +79 +88 +84 +67 +85 +78 +83 +76 +83 +79 +90 +73

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[12b] Below are some efforts related to service members and veterans who may be candidates for jobs in the clean energy
industry, such as wind and solar power.

Please say if you support or oppose each of the following:

— Educating and training transitioning service members for skills required in clean energy jobs

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 54 76 56 39 57 53 60 48 56 53 63 49

Somewhat support 31 18 31 37 30 31 28 33 31 31 31 32

Somewhat oppose 5 5 2 8 <0.5 5 4 5 1 5 2 6

Strongly oppose 4 <0.5 3 7 3 4 4 4 6 4 1 6

Don't know 7 2 8 9 10 7 4 10 6 7 3 7

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 85 94 87 76 87 84 88 81 87 84 94 81

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 9 5 5 15 3 9 8 9 7 9 3 12

SUPPORT (NET) +76 +89 +82 +61 +84 +75 +80 +72 +80 +75 +91 +69

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[12c] Below are some efforts related to service members and veterans who may be candidates for jobs in the clean energy
industry, such as wind and solar power.

Please say if you support or oppose each of the following:

— Approving more clean energy projects in order to increase the number of jobs in the industry available to veterans

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

Strongly support 49 67 52 37 64 47 62 37 58 48 70 42

Somewhat support 28 30 25 31 18 29 24 32 21 29 18 32

Somewhat oppose 9 2 9 14 6 10 6 13 4 10 6 12

Strongly oppose 6 <0.5 5 10 3 6 4 8 12 5 3 8

Don't know 7 2 10 8 9 7 4 11 6 8 3 7

SUPPORT (TOTAL) 77 97 77 68 82 76 86 69 79 77 88 74

OPPOSE (TOTAL) 15 2 14 24 9 16 10 21 16 15 9 20

SUPPORT (NET) +62 +95 +63 +44 +73 +60 +76 +48 +63 +62 +79 +54

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[13] Do you think the U.S. should increase funding, decrease funding, or keep funding as is for the following items?

— Military aid and weapons to Israel

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

The U.S. should

increase funding for 25 18 18 37 17 26 23 27 33 23 16 27
this

The U.S. should keep

34 39 32 34 37 34 33 36 39 33 35 36
funding as is for this

The U.S. should

decrease funding for 33 37 38 23 36 32 42 24 25 34 44 30
this

Don't know 8 6 11 6 11 8 3 14 3 10 5 8

INCREASE (TOTAL) 25 18 18 37 17 26 23 27 33 23 16 27

DECREASE (TOTAL) 33 37 38 23 36 32 42 24 25 34 44 30

INCREASE (NET) −8 −19 −20 +14 −19 −6 −19 +3 +8 −11 −28 −3

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

[14a] For each the following practices, please say if the U.S. should have more of it, have less, or currently has the right
amount:

— Tariffs on imported goods from other countries

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

The U.S. should have

30 2 31 44 15 32 32 28 37 28 18 34
more of this

The U.S. currently

has the right 24 20 21 30 37 22 26 22 13 26 24 25
amount of this

The U.S. should have

35 69 34 17 37 34 34 35 45 32 54 28
less of this

Don't know 12 9 14 9 11 12 7 16 5 13 4 12

MORE (TOTAL) 30 2 31 44 15 32 32 28 37 28 18 34

LESS (TOTAL) 35 69 34 17 37 34 34 35 45 32 54 28

MORE (NET) −5 −67 −3 +27 −22 −2 −2 −7 −8 −4 −36 +6

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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[14b] For each the following practices, please say if the U.S. should have more of it, have less, or currently has the right
amount:

— Deployment of troops to the Middle East

Respondent is
Respondent is
Inde​- Served personally affected,
Served neither affected by
pendent Repub​ Under as expects to be, or
Response Topline Democrat Female Male 65+ as an DOGE firings or
/​ Third lican 65 enlisted knows someone
officer knows anyone who
party only affected by DOGE
has been affected
firings

The U.S. should have

10 3 11 12 2 11 11 9 13 9 13 7
more of this

The U.S. currently

has the right 31 33 29 33 25 32 28 34 31 31 37 32
amount of this

The U.S. should have

47 57 42 48 60 45 55 40 52 46 44 50
less of this

Don't know 12 6 18 7 12 12 6 17 3 14 6 11

MORE (TOTAL) 10 3 11 12 2 11 11 9 13 9 13 7

LESS (TOTAL) 47 57 42 48 60 45 55 40 52 46 44 50

MORE (NET) −37 −54 −31 −36 −58 −34 −44 −31 −39 −37 −31 −43

Weighted N 574 108 264 202 67 507 282 292 103 469 145 374

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