Less than HALF of Democrats say they’re willing to die fighting for America if another country invaded, according to Daily Mail poll: Three in 10 between 18 and 29 say they would surrender
- Voters were asked what they would do if a foreign power invaded the US
- Some 64 percent said they were prepared to stand their ground and die fighting
- That number drops to fewer than half of Democrats in our exclusive poll
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Some two thirds of Americans say they are prepared to die for their country in the event of a foreign invasion, according to a poll for DailyMail.com.
But that figure drops to less than half of Democrats. And some 30 percent of 18-29 say they would rather surrender and survive.
The results come from a survey of 1,000 likely voters in next year’s election conducted by J.L. Partners.
They were asked: ‘Assume there is an invasion of America by another country and they were on the brink of victory.
‘You can either almost certainly die fighting for your country, or surrender and survive. What would you do?’
J.L. Partners asked 1000 likely voters: ‘Assume there is an invasion of America by another country and they were on the brink of victory. ‘You can either almost certainly die fighting for your country, or surrender and survive. What would you do?’
The results suggest dying for your country is a partisan issue. And there is a growing generational divide.
James Johnson, co-founder of polling firm J.L. Partners, said: ‘Dying for your country is easier to say you would do in a poll than in reality.
‘Nonetheless these results tell us about a fracture in America — the youngest adults, especially young women, as well as a significant portion of Democrats, would actively choose to surrender and survive in a military invasion than die defending the United States.’
Some 45 percent of women aged 18-29 said they would rather surrender, compared with 20 percent of men of the same age.
The party divide is also clear. While 80 percent of Republican say they would fight and die, only 46 percent of Democrats say the same.
Respondents were also asked in the survey whether they would prefer to live in California or Florida.
By cross-referencing the results (which showed a small majority opting for the conservative East Coast over liberal West Coast) it is clear that the fighters prefer Florida (57 percent) to California (32 percent).
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The surrenderers overwhelmingly plumped for California (by 63 percent to 24 percent).
Republicans overwhelmingly favored Florida and Democrats favored California, independents tipped the result in favor of the Sunshine State when asked where they would prefer to live
Even so, the overall results reflect better on Americans than a similar poll last year. Quinnipiac University asked 1,374 adults how they would respond if Russia invaded the U.S. in the same way it invaded Ukraine.
Some 55 percent said they would stay and fight, while some 38 percent said they would flee.
Our poll offers other insights into the state of the nation and the state of the 2024 election race.
Six in 10 Americans think the country has become more dangerous since President Joe Biden entered office, and a measly 14 percent think his administration has done a good job tackling crime.
Some 56 percent of Americans, including 51 percent of independent voters, also think the economy has gotten worse in another damning indictment of Biden’s leadership.
The majority of Americans feel less safe now than they did when President Joe Biden came into office and don’t think he has done a good enough job tackling crime, a new DailyMail.com poll reveals
The 2024 election is shaping up to be a rematch of the 2020 election when Biden beat Trump
The effect spells electoral difficulties for Biden as he seeks reelection next year.
Donald Trump has overtaken Joe Biden in DailyMail.com’s hypothetical 2024 head-to-head poll a year ahead of an expected rematch of the last election.
It shows that the frontrunner for the Republican nomination has come back from two points down in June, when the poll was last conducted, to take a one-point lead over his likely Democratic opponent.
His rise is fueled by independent voters switching sides and by gains among graduates, who provide the bulk of support for Biden.
However, the race remains incredibly tight. And the poll
