Most Americans are supportive of several forms of foreign aid, but there’s less backing for supplying military aid or giving funds for cultural activities in other countries, according a survey released on Thursday.
The new Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. adults support the government providing medicine and medical supplies, 83 percent, and food and clothing, 78 percent, to developing countries.
Around 60 percent of Americans back the idea of the U.S. supporting economic development, 63 percent, in developing countries, and strengthening democracy, 61 percent, in other nations around the world.
Giving military aid and funds for cultural activities and the arts does not have as much support among the poll's respondents. Nearly four-in-10 people, 39 percent, think the U.S. should provide support and give weapons to militaries around the world. Roughly a third, 34 percent, think Washington should provide support for cultural activities and art in other countries, according to the poll.
This survey was conducted after President Trump cut several foreign aid programs, including the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development. A budget released on Friday by the White House also included massive cuts to foreign aid.
Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are more in favor of dispatching foreign aid compared to Republicans and GOP-leaning voters, the poll found.
The majority of GOP voters, 77 percent, said the U.S. should provide medicine and medical devices to developing countries. The support for providing food and clothing is not quite as high, but it is still backed by 68 percent of Republicans, according to the poll.
Supporting economic developments and strengthening democracy does vary along party lines. Democrats and Democratic-leaning respondents are nearly 30 percentage points more likely to back these initiatives compared to right-leaning individuals, the poll shows.
And just 30 percent of Republican voters are supportive of the U.S. supplying military equipment to other countries, compared to 51 percent of Democrats. Backing art and cultural activities has even less support among GOP voters at 15 percent, the survey showed.
The poll was conducted from March 24-30 among 3,605 U.S. adults. The margin of error was 1.9 percentage points.
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