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

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/money/most-reject-steering-government-spending-toward-the-most-american-groups/

> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

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

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.”

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neutral: 29.6%
- Strongly Disagree: 25.4%
- Disagree: 18.7%
- Agree: 16.3%
- Strongly agree: 10.0%

## 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: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#support-for-american-identity-based-government-spending](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#support-for-american-identity-based-government-spending)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#support-for-american-identity-based-government-spending](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#support-for-american-identity-based-government-spending)