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Nearly eight-in-ten Americans say the U.S. should act against genocide

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In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025, 79% of Americans said the United States has an obligation to act against an ongoing genocide.

That includes 28% who said the U.S. should intervene using all necessary means, 26% who favored limited intervention, and 25% who favored non-military intervention. Another 11% said the U.S. should condemn the genocide but not intervene, while 10% said it has no obligation to act.

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Topline distribution

79% of Americans say the U.S. should act against an ongoing genocide.

U.S. obligations during an ongoing genocide

  • Intervene to stop it using all necessary means 27.7%
  • Intervene in some limited way 26.2%
  • Intervene to stop it using all non-military means 24.6%
  • Condemn it but not intervene 11.3%
  • Nothing 10.2%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.3%

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.3%
Module
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119

Source

Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025

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Mode
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Population
US adults age 18+.
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