Overview

• Gallup reports 60% say the U.N. is necessary, yet 63% judge its performance as poor, with only 32% calling it effective.
• On funding, 35% want to keep U.S. contributions steady, 25% favor increases, and 37% prefer cuts, as the U.S. provides about 22% of the U.N. regular budget.
• Membership endures broad backing, with 79% favoring staying in the U.N. and 17% supporting withdrawal, tying a 1996 high for exit sentiment.
• Partisan gaps are wide: 59% of Republicans say the U.N. is not necessary; 36% favor leaving and 70% want funding reduced, compared with 4% of Democrats backing an exit and 52% favoring higher funding.
• The poll lands ahead of the 80th General Assembly after U.S. withdrawals this year from the U.N. Human Rights Council and UNESCO.