Overview
- A YouGov survey taken August 20–23 and released before the 25th anniversary reports 46% of Americans say the country gives 9/11 the right amount of focus, 28% say too little, and 6% say too much.
- Thirteen percent of registered Democrats told the poll that Americans focus 'too much' on 9/11, a figure highlighted by multiple right-leaning outlets.
- Roughly 71–72% of Democrats say Muslims have been treated worse in the U.S. since the attacks, a view far more common among Democrats than Republicans.
- The poll finds sharp partisan differences on policy and symbolism: 62% of Republicans versus 43% of Democrats back making Sept. 11 a national holiday, and 71% of Republicans versus 37% of Democrats say post‑9/11 counterterror measures were worth the cost.
- Coverage has framed the numbers for political effect, and the survey’s 1,098-person sample and ±4.1 percentage-point margin of error mean subgroup percentages should be read with caution.