New Page: Public Opinion Polls

Recently, I have become interested in the effect of Foreign Policy on the 2012 elections, and thus have been searching out a lot of polling numbers.  I have begun to compile them on a blog page here, located on the top left hand corner of the site.  So far, I have only collected polls taken during the Obama Administration, and have looked at surveys done by Pew Research, ABC News, and Gallup Polls.

Please read, and if you have any polls you would like added, put a link in the comments section.
Here is a nice inforgraphic from a recent poll on Afghanistan

For the full list of polls so far, continue reading, or look at the page on the left

Afghanistan

2009

2/19/09: Americans See Afghanistan War as Still Worth Fighting (Gallup/USA Today)

2/23/09: Strong Bipartisan Support for Obama's Move on Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

3/18/09: In U.S., More Optimism About Iraq, Less About Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

7/16/09: Americans Upbeat on Progress in Iraq, Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

9/04/09: Americans Say Afghanistan Going Badly, But Not a Mistake (Gallup/USA Today)

9/15/09: Afghanistan Troop Boost Looks Unpopular (ABC News/Washington Post)

9/22/09: Public Support for Afghan Mission Slips (Pew Research)

9/25/09: Americans Tilt Against Sending More Troops to Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

10/08/09: Americans Divided on Sending More Troops to Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

10/22/09: Most Say They Lack Background to Follow Afghan News (Pew Research)

11/05/09: Public Divided Over Afghan Troop Requests, But Still Sees Rationale for War (Pew Research)

11/12/09: Americans Split on Afghanistan Troop Increase vs. Decrease (Gallup/USA Today)

11/17/09: Afghanistan War Support Slips (ABC News/Washington Post)

11/25/09: In U.S., More Support for Increasing Troops in Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

12/03/09: Obama's Plan for Afghanistan Finds Bipartisan Support (Gallup/USA Today)

12/04/09: Americans Split on Whether Goals in Afghanistan Will Be Met (Gallup)

12/10/09: News Interest in Afghanistan Surges (Pew Research)

2010

5/9/10: Ahead of Karzai's Visit, a Division on the War (ABC News/Washington Post)

6/7/10: Afghanistan: A Long War - and No Longer a Popular One (ABC News/Washington Post)

6/29/10: Majority of Americans Favor Obama's Afghanistan Timetable (Gallup/USA Today)

7/13/10: Americans Behind Patreus; See Tough Job in Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today) 

8/03/10: In U.S., New High of 43% Call Afghanistan War a "Mistake" (Gallup/USA Today)

11/19/10: American's Less Pessimistic About U.S. Progress in Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

2011

4/8/11: Americans Divided on How Things Are Going in Afghanistan (Gallup/USA Today)

4/25/11: New Low for Obama on Afghanistan (ABC News/Washington Post)

5/3/11: More Optimism about Afghanistan, But no Boost in Support for Troop Presence (Pew Research)

5/11/11: Americans More Positive on Afghanistan After Bin Laden Death (Gallup/USA Today)

6/21/11:  Record Number Favors Removing U.S. Troops from Afghanistan (Pew Research)

6/27/11:  Little Change in Views of Obama's Approach for Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal (Pew 

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6/29/11: In U.S., Fears of Terrorism After Afghanistan Pullout Subside (Gallup/USA Today)

6/29/11: Americans Broadly Favor Obama's Afghanistan Pullout Plan (Gallup/USA Today)

3/12/12: Six in 10 Criticize War in Afghanistan; Most Favor Abandoning Training Mission (ABC News/Washington Post)

3/15/12: In U.S., Half Say U.S. Should Speed up Afghanistan Withdrawal (Gallup)

Terrorism

2/18/09: Obama Faces Familiar Divisions Over Anti-Terror Policies (Pew Research)

4/23/09: Obama, Cheney, and the Politics of Torture (ABC News) 

7/29/09: Most Oppose Terror Probe, with Sharp Partisan Rift (ABC News/Washington Post)

8/07/09: Public Supports Targeting Al Qaeda Leaders, Wants Congress in the Loop (Pew Research) 

8/23/09: Public Remains Divided Over Use of Torture (Pew Research)

11/17/09: Views on the Terror Trials (ABC News/Washington Post)

1/14/10: Obama Image Unscathed by Terrorism Controversy (Pew Research)

3/5/10: 9/11 and Military Tribunals (ABC News/Washington Post)

4/12/10: On Nuclear Terrorism, a Muted Perception of Threat (ABC News/Washington Post)

10/22/10: Continued Positive Marks for Government Anti-Terror Efforts (Pew Research)

12/02/10: Despite Years of Terror Scares, Public's Concerns Remain Fairly Steady (Pew Research)

2/15/11: Public Remains Divided Over the Patriot Act (Pew Research)

9/09/11: 9/11 Anniversary: A Sense of Security Rebounds (ABC News/Washington Post)

2/08/12: Drones, Gitmo and Drawdown Give Obama Foreign Policy Cred (ABC News/Washington Post)

Libya and Syria

3/14/11: Public Wary of Military Intervention in Libya (Pew Research)

3/14/11: Support for a Libyan No-Fly Zone Comes with Questions about the Future (ABC News/Washington Post)

3/18/11: Modest Support for Libya Airstrikes, No Clear Goal Seen (Pew Research)

4/5/11: Goal of Libyan Operation Less Clear to Public (Pew Research)

6/7/11: Nearly Six in 10 Support Involvement in Libya (ABC News/Washington Post)

9/8/11: Libya: Steady Views, Declining Interest (Pew Research)

3/15/12: Little Support for U.S. Intervention in Syrian Conflict (Pew Research)

Iran

10/06/09: Most Would Use Force to Stop Iranian Nukes (Pew Research)

10/19/09: On Nuclear Iran, Diplomacy and Sanctions are Preferred to Hostilities (ABC News/Washington Post)

2/16/10: In U.S., 6 in 10 View Iran as Critical Threat to U.S. Interests (Gallup)

2/15/12: Public Takes Strong Stance Against Iran's Nuclear Program (Pew Research)

3/14/12: Concern About Broader War Dampens Support for Iran Attack (ABC News/Washington Post)

Israel

1/13/09: Modest Backing For Israel in Gaza Crisis (Pew Research)

1/29/09: Ideological Gaps Over Israel on Both Sides of Atlantic (Pew Research)

3/02/12: Americans Continue to Tilt Pro-Israel (Gallup)

General Foreign Affairs

4/27/09: Broad Backing for Cuba Relations (ABC News/Washington Post)

12/03/09: U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful (Pew Research) 

2/08/10: Obama approval on Economy Down, on Foreign Affairs Up (Gallup/USA Today)

2/25/10: The Chinese Century? (ABC News)

8/24/10: Public Remains Conflicted Over Islam (Pew Research)

11/30/10: Voting in Foreign Policy Oblivion (Pew Research)

12/8/10: Most Say Wikileaks Release Harms Public Interest (Pew Research)

12/14/10: Wikileaks: A Document Dump Too Far (ABC News/Washington Post)

1/12/11: Strengthen Ties With China, But Get Tough on Trade (Pew Research)

3/9/11:  Continuing Divide in Views of Islam and Violence (Pew Research)

6/7/11: More Blame Wars than Domestic Spending or Tax Cuts for Nation's Debt (Pew Research)

6/10/11: Views of Middle East Unchanged by Recent Events (Pew Research)

6/16/11: In Shift from Bush Era, More Conservatives Say "Come Home, America" (Pew Research)