Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Foreign Policy Survey

Rasmussen (R) Foreign Policy Poll

I’m going to read you a short list of countries. For each, please let me know if that country is an ally of the United States, an enemy of the United States or somewhere in between.

Canada

• Ally 93% (89%) {87%} [86%] (84%)
• Enemy 1% (3%) {2%} [4%] (2%)
• In between 3% (4%) {6%} [7%] (11%)

Great Britain

• Ally 90% (88%) {85%} [85%] (92%) {76%}
• Enemy 3% (2%) {2%} [5%] (2%) {4%}
• In between 3% (5%) {8%} [6%] (4%) {14%}

Israel

• Ally 74% (70%) {71%} [70%] (67%)
• Enemy 8% (8%) {6%} [8%] (9%)
• In between 13% (17%) {17%} [16%] (18%)

Japan

• Ally 73% (71%) {63%} [59%] (77%)
• Enemy 4% (6%) {7%} [10%] (3%)
• In between 18% (17%) {22%} [24%] (16%)

Germany

• Ally 73% (71%) {66%} [66%]
• Enemy 2% (4%) {4%} [5%]
• In between 19% (19%) {23%} [26%]

France

• Ally 69% (63%) {60%} [61%] (49%) {18%}
  
• Enemy 2% (4%) {6%} [4%] (12%) {16%}
• In between 23% (25%) {26%} [29%] (35%) {57%}

Mexico

• Ally 56% (53%) {50%} [54%] (51%)
• Enemy 9% (11%) {12%} [11%] (10%)
• In between 30% (30%) {31%} [29%] (35%)

Vietnam

• Ally 27% (31%) {21%} [21%]
  
• Enemy 13% (18%) {15%} [21%]
• In between 49% (42%) {52%} [47%]

Saudi Arabia

• Ally 27% (24%) {21%} [23%] (32%)
  
• Enemy 21% (29%) {26%} [25%] (21%)
• In between 46% (42%) {44%} [46%] (43%)

China

• Ally 23% (22%) {9%} {20%} [19%] (12%) (19%)
  
• Enemy 25% (21%) {27%} {20%} [26%] (12%) (21%)
• In between 47% (51%) {58% {52%} [51%] (69%) (56%)

Egypt

• Ally 23% (34%) {42%} [39%]
  
• Enemy 21% (14%) {8%} [9%]
• In between 48% (43%) {39%} [42%]

Russia

• Ally 22% {9%} (19%) {19%} [17%] (12%)
  
• Enemy 29% {15%} (27%) {25%} [27%] (10%)
• In between 43% {59%} (48%) {45%} [50%] (74%)

Venezuela

• Ally 20% (22%) {22%} [20%] (19%)
  
• Enemy 34% (30%) {35%} [34%] (39%)
• In between 38% (34%) {32%} [34%] (36%)

Afghanistan

• Ally 12% (18%) {19%} [15%]
  
• Enemy 37% (43%) {41%} [40%]
• In between 47% (34%) {35%} [39%]

Iraq

• Ally 9% (12%) {10%} [17%]
  
• Enemy 46% (47%) {44%} [41%]
• In between 40% (36%) {39%} [37%]

Pakistan

• Ally 8% (13%) [5%] {15%} [12%] (21%)
  
• Enemy 38% (40%) [26%] {31%} [28%] (22%)
• In between 51% (39%) [61%] {46%} [53%] (54%)

North Korea

• Ally 3% (9%) {5%} [4%]
  
• Enemy 82% (72%) {74%} [75%]
• In between 10% (11%) {12%} [15%]

Iran

• Ally 3% (5%) {7%} [5%]
  
• Enemy 83% (75%) {72%} [70%]
• In between 7% (13%) {15%} [20%]

Two surveys of 1,000 adults each were conducted on October 16-17, 2012 and October 18-19, 2012. The margin of error for each survey is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the polls conducted March 6-7, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the polls conducted October 17-18, 2011 and October 19-20, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the polls conducted September 27-28, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the polls conducted May 4-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the polls conducted August 20-21, 2010 and August 22-23, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the polls conducted August 5-8, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the polls conducted November 2-3, 2008 are in parentheses. Results from the polls conducted February 13-15, 2007 and March 6, 2007 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2006 are in curly brackets.