Number Calling U.S. a Force for Good Continues To Fall

Publication Date: 01/16/2026 5:00 AM CST

Number Calling U.S. a Force for Good Continues To Fall

Publication: 01/16/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Currently, 54% of voters say the United States is a Force for Good in the world. Only 19% disagree.
- Still, the number saying we are a force for good is 9 points lower than in June of 2025, and has been falling steadily from 72% in 2023.
- Currently, 80% of Republicans consider the U.S. a Force for Good, little changed from June of 2025.
- Democrats, on the other hand, are undecided: it is generally a three-way split. One third (32%) call us a Force for Good (down 16% points from June), 29% say a Force for Evil, and 31% say the U.S. is Neither.
Perceptions of Israel as a Force for Good have also steadily fallen: 29% consider it a Force for Good, while 34% call it a Force for Evil, with 26% saying it is Neither.
- This is the first time Israel has hit a net negative since we asked in 2023.
- The number calling Israel a Force for Evil has gone up 8 points from June of 2025, and 20 points from September 2023.
- The continued trend is likely driven by low opinions of Netanyahu, which has lead many in the U.S. to call for his arrest if he visits.
Large majorities (70%) continue to say that Iran and Russia are both forces for Evil in the world.
- Last June, 66% said the same about Iran, and 67% said the same of Russia.
- Currently, several other countries are also considered forces for Evil: China (53%), Venezuela (41%), and Cuba (40%).
Solid majorities also consider Iran an Russia enemies.
- More than 7 in 10 voters (72%) say Iran is an Enemy.
- Two thirds (64%) of voters call Russia an Enemy.
- Both of these are little changed from June of 2025, but up significantly from September of 2023, when Biden was in office.
- Venezuela and Cuba are also considered Enemies by 46% and 43% of voters, respectively.
China is also viewed as an Enemy by 55%, up 7 points from June 2025 and down 1 point from September 2023.
About half of voters (53%) see Israel as an Ally of the United States, while 21% see it as an Enemy.
- This is largely unchanged from June of 2025.
- Voters were less likely to call Israel an Ally or an Enemy in 2023.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 13-14, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.