# Two-thirds support a law to charge people as domestic terrorists

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## Reading

About two-thirds of Americans (65%) support a federal law that would let individuals be formally charged as domestic terrorists, including 33% who strongly agree, in a Verasight survey conducted April 10-15, 2024.

About a quarter (24%) neither agree nor disagree, while roughly one-in-ten (11%) disagree, including 6% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents “Strongly Disagree” and 5 represents “Strongly Agree,” please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements: - The US Federal Government should adopt a law that would allow individuals to officially be charged as domestic terrorists.

Two-thirds support a law to charge people as domestic terrorists.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 5 - Strongly Agree: 33.1%
- 4 - Agree: 32.1%
- 3 - Neither Agree nor Disagree: 23.9%
- 1 - Strongly Disagree: 6.0%
- 2 - Disagree: 4.9%

## 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: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

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