Simply over a 3rd of U.S. adults help President Trump’s deployment of Nationwide Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in keeping with the most recent Reuters/Ipsos survey.
Within the survey, carried out final weekend, 38 p.c of U.S. adults say the Nationwide Guard ought to be deployed to Washington, whereas 46 p.c say they shouldn’t be within the nation’s capital, and 16 p.c don’t know.
There’s a sharp divide in help by get together, nonetheless.
The newest survey reveals Republicans are largely supportive of the troop deployment, with 76 p.c saying the Guard members ought to be deployed within the District and solely 12 p.c saying they shouldn’t be. 13 p.c say they don’t know.
Democrats are broadly against Trump’s transfer, with 80 p.c saying the Nationwide Guard shouldn’t be in Washington and eight p.c saying they need to be deployed. Twelve p.c say they don’t know.
Amongst those that don’t affiliate with both get together, 52 p.c oppose the Nationwide Guard deployment, 28 p.c help it, and 21 p.c don’t know.
Trump deployed tons of of Guard members within the District earlier this month and federalized the native police division as a part of a federal takeover aimed toward cracking down on crime.
Over the weekend, the variety of Guard troops surpassed 2,200, together with almost 1,000 members of the District’s Nationwide Guard. A number of GOP-led states — together with Mississippi, Ohio and West Virginia — have additionally despatched personnel.
The newest survey reveals related ranges of help for the federal authorities taking management of Washington, D.C.’s, native police pressure, with help from 36 p.c of adults total, together with 71 p.c of Republicans and eight p.c of Democrats.
The survey included 1,022 U.S. adults and was carried out Aug. 22-24, 2025. The margin of error is 3 proportion factors total and 5-6 proportion factors for particular person teams.
