56% Say U.S. Is a Force for Good

Publication Date: 10/02/2026 9:47 AM CST

56% Say U.S. Is a Force for Good

Publication: 10/02/2026 9:47 AM CST

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Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters see the U.S. as a force for good in the world, while 16% see it as a force for evil.
- The number seeing the U.S. as a force for good is up 5 points from April's all-time low. Similarly, the number seing the U.S. as a force for evil is down 8 points from April's all-time high.
- Republicans see the U.S. as a force for good by an overwhelming 78% to 10% margin.
- Democrats agree by a 42% to 22% margin.
- The Democrat numbers are brought down significantly by voters who prefer AOC-policies. They are evenly divided (35% say good, 33% say evil, and 23% say neither).
In October of 2024, towards the end of Biden's term, 64% said the U.S. was a force for good, while just 10% said it was a force for evil.
- Those numbers stayed relatively unchanged until 2026.
Forty-five percent (45%) of voters say the UN is a force for good, down 5 points from April, while 15% say it is a force for evil, and 29% say it is neither.
- A majority of Democrats (56%) see it as a force for good, while just 11% see it as a force for evil.
- Republicans agree by a much more modest 37% to 19% margin, with 36% saying the UN is neither a force for good nor evil.

A plurality (41%) of voters say the UN supports America's interests, while 30% say it opposes them.
- Another 29% are not sure.
However, by a resounding 65% to 20% margin, voters say that if the UN adopts a law contrary to American law and the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. should follow its own laws and the Constitution.
- This includes an overwhelming majority (79%) of Republicans, and a strong majority (56%) of Democrats.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 28-29, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.