America’s Greatest Threat?

TruePublic
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

The results on Iran, China, Russia and North Korea are in.

On the anonymous opinion app, Aop, the following question was posed to 1,103 Americans; Which of these countries is the greatest threat to America? The options were the following foreign powers with this overall vote breakdown:

#1 North Korea 38%

#2 Russia 22%

#3 Iran 21%

#4 China 19%


What is perhaps more interesting is the breakdowns in political affiliation, which seem to of had a serious effect on how people view these countries.

  • Republicans rate Iran as the greatest threat with 35%, even over North Korea at 33%.
  • Democrats place North Korea at the top with 48%, and Independents do the same at 38%.
  • The Russia question is fascinating: 33% of Democrats, 25% of Independents, and 13% of Republicans believe the country run by Vladimir Putin to be the greatest threat to America.
  • Of any political group, Independents rate China with the highest percentage, 23%.

What about the different age groups? Surprisingly, each generation had quite a different take.

  • Millennials overwhelmingly view North Korea as our top threat.
  • Generation X narrowly selects China as the leading threat.
  • Baby Boomers chose North Korea at a very high rate, while also placing a number of votes on Iran.

The last demographic we’ll look at is region.

  • The Northeast placed Russia as the greatest threat to America — a shocking 54%! The next highest on Russia was the Midwest at just 23%.
  • In all other regions, (South, Midwest, Pacific, Frontier) North Korea was viewed as the largest concern.

If you would like to vote anonymously and view real time results, download Aop in the App Store or Google Play Store.


This data was taken from 1103 mobile online users across America. You may use this data and content freely if you cite the “Aop app” as your source in any written or audio publication. If you would like more information please contact our team: info@aopapp.com

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