# About seven in ten reject the idea that American society should be torn down

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, about seven-in-ten Americans (69%) reject the statement that American society should be burned to the ground, including 43% who strongly disagree.

Another 18% neither agree nor disagree, while 14% agree with the statement, including 4% who strongly agree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I think American society should be burned to the ground.

About seven in ten reject the idea that American society should be torn down.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 42.6%
- Disagree: 19.8%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 17.5%
- Somewhat disagree: 6.3%
- Somewhat agree: 6.2%
- Strongly agree: 4.0%
- Agree: 3.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: politics
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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