# A slim majority of Americans oppose letting states secede if compromise fails

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted July 14 to 24, 2025, 51% of Americans opposed allowing some states to secede from the United States if political compromise fails. This includes 29% who strongly oppose, 16% who oppose, and 7% who slightly oppose.

About a quarter supported the idea (25%), with 12% who slightly support, 6% who support, and 7% who strongly support. Another 24% were neutral.

## Topline

The following idea? If political compromise fails, some states should be allowed to secede from the United States.

51% of Americans oppose state secession if political compromise fails.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly oppose: 28.5%
- Neither support nor oppose: 24.0%
- Oppose: 16.0%
- Slightly support: 11.6%
- Slightly oppose: 6.8%
- Strongly support: 6.7%
- Support: 6.4%

## 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: 2025-07-14 → 2025-07-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#supportoppose-state-secession-if-political-compromise-fails](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#supportoppose-state-secession-if-political-compromise-fails)

## Citation

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#supportoppose-state-secession-if-political-compromise-fails](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#supportoppose-state-secession-if-political-compromise-fails)