In the two-day Reuters/Ipsos survey that concluded Monday, 72 percent of Americans said they are concerned the U.S. might get too involved in Venezuela, while 25 percent said they don’t share that concern.
Across the ideological spectrum, majorities expressed concern about the potential of the U.S. to get overly involved in the Latin America country, but Republicans are far more divided than Democrats.
Those who share this concern include 90 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of independents and nonaffiliated voters and 54 percent of Republicans. Meanwhile, 45 percent of Republicans, 19 percent of “other” voters and 9 percent of Democrats say they’re not worried about the U.S. getting overly involved.
After months of mounting pressure on Maduro from the Donald Trump administration, U.S. forces carried out a raid to capture Maduro and his wife from their residence and bring them to New York to face charges related to drugs and terrorism. The Venezuelan vice president is serving as interim president, as the U.S. maintains control over the country’s governance.
In the survey, Americans are sharply divided on what they think about the U.S. military action to remove Maduro: 34 percent disapprove, 33 percent approve and 33 percent say they don’t know or skipped the question.
Among Republicans, 65 percent approve and 6 percent disapprove; among Democrats, 65 percent disapprove and 11 percent approve; and among independents or “other” voters, 42 percent say they don’t know, 35 percent disapprove and 23 percent approve of the action.
The survey, which included 1,248 adults, was conducted Sunday and Monday. The margin of error is 3 percentage points for all adults and 5 percentage points for individual groups.
