American Muslim Public Opinion
What are the most important, Muslim-related, foreign policy issues to you in this election year? (CAIR, May 25-June 23, 2022)
Top 5
| Israeli occupation of Palestine | 91% |
| Chinese Genocide of Uyghur Muslims | 87% |
| Oppression of Muslims in India | 81% |
| Burma Genocide of Rohingya Muslims | 76% |
| Starvation in Afghanistan | 67% |
Muslims are broken down into Arab, African American, South Asian, and white in Change Research survey.
When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which of the following best describes your feelings about United States policy? (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| United States policy is too heavily tilted towards Israel; we should tilt more toward the Palestinians, since they need our help more | 54% |
| United States policy is too heavily tilted towards Israel; we should be neutral | 35% |
| United States policy is about right | 4% |
| United States policy should be tilted towards Israel | 2% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 6% |
Which of the following countries or groups do you think the Biden Administration should focus most on? Please rank the top three, with 1 being most important, 2 being the 2nd most important, and 3 the third most important. [Showing top fiveresults] (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
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| Palestine | 43% | 15% | 12% |
| Uyghurs in China | 21% | 20% | 14% |
| The Rohingya people in Myanmar | 7% | 21% | 13% |
| Yemen | 7% | 9% | 15% |
| Syria | 4% | 9% | 14% |
Which of the following best matches your position on American troops in the Middle East? (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| Increase M.E. military presence | 3% |
| Keep M.E. military presence about the same | 9% |
| Decrease M.E. military presence, but retain some presence | 44% |
| Completely withdraw troops from M.E. | 37% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 6% |
Which of the following bet matches your position on the use of force abroad? (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| America should intervene militarily when doing so would prevent mass atrocities | 66% |
| America should not intervene militarily, even to prevent mass atrocities | 21% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 12% |
When it comes to the conflict in Syria, which of the following actions do you think the United States should take? (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| Use military power against the Assad government | 22% |
| Use economic sanctions against the Assad government | 37% |
| Remain neutral/do nothing | 16% |
| Support the Assad government | 4% |
| Don't know / no opinion | 21% |
How did you vote in the 2020 election for President, or for some reason were you unable to vote? (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| Joe Biden | 86% |
| Donald Trump | 6% |
Which of the following to you think should be the top priorities for the Biden administration? Please select two [top eight answers] (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
| Reducing healthcare costs and expanding coverage | 27% |
| Protecting Muslim Americans and other groups in the US from discrimination | 23% |
| Reducing income inequality | 16% |
| Controling the spread of COVID-19 | 13% |
| Student debt relief | 12% |
| Protecting and strengthening Americans' voting rights | 11% |
| Combating climate change | 10% |
| Passing a COVID-19 economic relief package | 10% |
How big of a problem do you think each of the (Change Research, March 2-29, June 17-25, 2021)
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It's not a problem, I am happy with it/them
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| White supremacists | 82% | 12% | 6% | |
| Hate crimes | 81% | 15% | 4% | |
| Attitudes towards Muslims | 59% | 33% | 6% | 2% |
| Antifa | 23% | 20% | 35% | 21% |
| Socialism | 12% | 16% | 44% | 29% |
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