National Polling Results:
US Attitudes about Pentagon Spending
and the
Military Industrial Complex
From November 27 to December 1, 2024, ReThink Media and the Network to Dismantle the Military Industrial Complex surveyed a nationally representative sample of US adults to better understand how people in the US perceive Pentagon spending, war profiteering, and the Military Industrial Complex’s role in the economy, foreign policy, and society. The results reveal significant concerns about influence and government spending priorities.
The survey was conducted online with 1,789 adults from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Respondents were selected to reflect national demographics in terms of age, race, gender, and geography. All responses were collected in English. The margin of error is ±2.32%.
For more on the findings, see Adrienne Lynett, "What Do People Really Think About Pentagon Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex?" ReThink Media blog, March 31, 2025, https://rethinkmedia.org/blog/what-do-people-really-think-about-pentagon-spending-and-the-military-industrial-complex/. To request the full report, please email [email protected].
The survey was conducted online with 1,789 adults from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Respondents were selected to reflect national demographics in terms of age, race, gender, and geography. All responses were collected in English. The margin of error is ±2.32%.
For more on the findings, see Adrienne Lynett, "What Do People Really Think About Pentagon Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex?" ReThink Media blog, March 31, 2025, https://rethinkmedia.org/blog/what-do-people-really-think-about-pentagon-spending-and-the-military-industrial-complex/. To request the full report, please email [email protected].
Trade Offs Data and Slides
One Page Summary of Key Findings
