Overview

• The survey shows a sharp partisan split, with roughly eight in ten Republicans supportive of using the National Guard and most Democrats opposed, while independents lean against the idea.
• Only 38% back sending troops to a major city in their state, 34% support deployments in their local area, and 37% approve the continued National Guard presence in Washington, D.C.
• Just 35% agree with sending soldiers to Tennessee as the White House names Memphis as a next target and the president announces orders to dispatch troops to Portland, Oregon.
• Perceptions diverge from local experience, as 48% say crime is rising nationwide compared with 23% who say it is increasing in their own city or community.
• Legal and local pushback continues, including a federal judge’s ruling that the Los Angeles deployment was illegal and protests over the ongoing presence of troops in the nation’s capital.