# More reject than embrace the urge to let U.S. institutions 'all burn'

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-reject-the-urge-to-let-u-s-institutions-all-burn/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 43% of Americans disagree with the statement that thinking about U.S. political and social institutions makes them want to "just let them all burn," including 18% who strongly disagree.

About 29% agree, including 7% who strongly agree, while 28% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: When I think about the United States’ political and social institutions, I cannot help thinking “just let them all burn.”

More reject than embrace the urge to let U.S. institutions 'all burn'.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 28.4%
- Strongly disagree: 18.3%
- Somewhat agree: 15.5%
- Disagree: 15.0%
- Somewhat disagree: 9.5%
- Strongly agree: 7.1%
- Agree: 6.2%

## 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

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-u.s.-institutions-should-be-burned-down-variable-politics_10](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-u.s.-institutions-should-be-burned-down-variable-politics_10)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-u.s.-institutions-should-be-burned-down-variable-politics_10](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#agreement-with-statement-u.s.-institutions-should-be-burned-down-variable-politics_10)