The results of our most recent national survey indicate that there is strong public opinion support from Americans to develop a national missile defense system. Seven in ten voters believe the United States should develop a missile defense system to guard the nation from missile attacks from Iraq, Iran, and other terrorist states. The public sentiment to develop a missile defense system is strong across all voting segments. More than 4 in 5 Republicans want a missile defense system developed, and nearly two-thirds of Democrats and independents believe the United States should build a missile defense system.
Women are slightly more in favor of developing a missile defense system than men.
Majority support for this national antiterrorist missile defense system extends across every geographic area, every ideological group, every age group tested, and is equally solid among African-Americans and whites. All interviews were conducted by professional interviewers via telephone. Interview selection was at random within predetermined election units. These units were structured to correlate statistically correlate with actual voter distributions in statewide general elections. Return to Home Page Review our Privacy Notice.