# Most Americans say they don't live near an international border

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/most-americans-say-they-dont-live-near-an-international-border/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024, about six-in-ten U.S. adults (61%) disagree that their local community is located near an international border, including 50% who strongly disagree.

Another 22% agree, including 9% who strongly agree, while 16% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? My local community is located near an international border.

Most Americans say they don't live near an international border.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 49.6%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 16.2%
- Somewhat agree: 13.5%
- Somewhat disagree: 11.7%
- Strongly agree: 9.0%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#proximity-to-international-border](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#proximity-to-international-border)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#proximity-to-international-border](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#proximity-to-international-border)