Nearly half reject steering government spending toward the most 'American' groups
Core finding
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.
Topline scale
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.”
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full 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 | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | soc_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
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.”
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.