# Foreign aid often competes with U.S. needs

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025, 71% of Americans said government spending on foreign aid comes at the expense of helping people in need within the U.S. This includes 46% who said a great deal and 26% who said some.

About one in five said it comes at little or no expense (22%), with 15% who said not much and 7% who said not at all.

## Topline

In your view, how much does government spending on foreign aid come at the expense of assisting people in need within the United States?

71% of Americans say foreign aid spending comes at the expense of helping people in the U.S.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- A great deal: 45.7%
- Some: 25.7%
- Not much: 14.5%
- Not at all: 7.2%
- Don’t know / not sure: 6.9%

## 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: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#foreign-aid-vs.-domestic-assistance-trade-off](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#foreign-aid-vs.-domestic-assistance-trade-off)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#foreign-aid-vs.-domestic-assistance-trade-off](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#foreign-aid-vs.-domestic-assistance-trade-off)