According to a 2023 survey, Americans were politically divided on how much attention the U.S. government should pay to problems overseas. Republicans have grown more concerned about domestic problems throughout the last few years, with ** percent in 2023 stating that the U.S. should concentrate more on problems in the United States than other countries. In comparison, only ** percent of Democrats agreed that the country should focus more on domestic problems.
Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party
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Pew Research Center. (May 10, 2023). Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Think The United States Government Should Focus More on Domestic Instead of Global Problems from 2019 to 2023, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Share of Americans who think the United States government should focus more on domestic instead of global problems from 2019 to 2023, by political party [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453974/country-should-focus-domestic-affairs-party-us/
