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Nearly half reject steering government spending toward the most 'American' groups

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The largest group takes no side: 30% of Americans neither support nor oppose giving more government spending to groups based on how strongly they emphasize American identity.

More disagree than agree that it should: 44% disagree, including 25% who strongly disagree, against 26% who agree, including 10% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025.

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Nearly half reject steering government spending toward the most 'American' groups.

To what extent do you agree with the following statement: “Government spending should give more support to groups based on how strongly they emphasize American identity, rather than treating all groups equally.”

  • Neutral 29.6%
  • Strongly Disagree 25.4%
  • Disagree 18.7%
  • Agree 16.3%
  • Strongly agree 10.0%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

soc_pol

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
soc_pol

Source

Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic

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