• Forty percent of voters (40%) think it would be better for the United States to become more like Europe, while 39% disagree and say it would be better for Europe to become more like the U.S.
  • This is the first time those numbers have favored becoming more like Europe.
  • In May of 2022, Europe becoming more like the U.S. was favored by a 36% to 29% margin.
  • In February of this year, the gap had closed, with 38% of voters claiming the U.S. should become more like Europe, while 40% said Europe should become more like the U.S.
• Party numbers are mirror images of each other.
  • Republicans say that Europe should become more like the U.S. by a 62% to 19% margin, while Democrats want the U.S. to become more like Europe by a 58% to 18% margin.
• Elite or Elite Adjacent voters* favor the U.S. becoming more like Europe by a 50% to 28% margin.
  • Main Street voters take the opposite view by a 43% to 36% margin.
• Seniors are currently the only measured age demographic to want Europe to become more like the U.S.
  • Voters aged 55-64 are split, 39% to 39%.
  • A plurality of voters under 55 want the U.S. to change, with nearly half (48%) of voters under 35 of that opinion, compared to 42% aged 45-54.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, November 5-6, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.

*Elite Voters are defined as those with a postgraduate degree, make more than $150,000 annually, and live in a densely populated urban area. Elite Adjacent Voters have at least one of these characteristics. Main Street voters have none of these characteristics, and make up the largest portion of voters.