# More Americans support than oppose a costly global plastics treaty

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/twice-as-many-americans-support-as-oppose-a-costly-global-plastics-treaty/

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## Reading

A September 2023 Verasight survey finds more Americans support than oppose the United States joining a costly international treaty to curb global plastic pollution. Support reaches 43%, including 12% who strongly favor such a treaty.

Opposition runs to 30%, including 12% who are strongly against it, while the remaining 28% come down on neither side.

## Topline

Do you support the United States entering an international treaty to reduce global plastic pollution even if it imposes significant costs?

More Americans support than oppose a costly global plastics treaty.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither Oppose or Support: 27.6%
- Somewhat support: 17.7%
- Strongly Support: 12.5%
- Support: 12.5%
- Strongly Oppose: 12.4%
- Somewhat Oppose: 8.7%
- Oppose: 8.6%

## 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: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-an-international-treaty-to-reduce-plastic-pollution](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-an-international-treaty-to-reduce-plastic-pollution)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-an-international-treaty-to-reduce-plastic-pollution](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#support-for-an-international-treaty-to-reduce-plastic-pollution)