Americans Say Ukraine Needs More Support

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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Sept. 9, 2025

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1. Americans Say Ukraine Needs More Support

Line Chart: Americans now most inclined to say the U.S. is not doing enough to help Ukraine.

The Data: Forty-six percent of Americans now say the U.S. is not doing enough to help Ukraine, matching the March 2025 high in Gallup's three-year trend. One-quarter say the U.S. is doing too much, while 27% believe it is doing the right amount.

Party Differences: Democrats overwhelmingly believe the U.S. should do more, with 77% saying current efforts fall short, up from 48% in December. Independents mirror the national pattern, with 44% now saying the U.S. is not doing enough. Fewer Republicans, 16%, say the U.S. is not doing enough, while the rest are split between saying it is doing the right amount (42%) and doing too much (40%). This is a change from December, when two-thirds of Republicans said the U.S. was overcommitted.

2. A Deal Few Expect

Stacked Bar Chart: Most Americans are pessimistic about Russia-Ukraine agreement.

The Data: About two-thirds of U.S. adults are pessimistic that an agreement can be reached to end the war in Ukraine, including 22% who are “very pessimistic.” These results were collected just before separate meetings were held between President Donald Trump and the Russian and Ukrainian leaders in mid-August.

Party Gaps: Pessimism spans partisan lines, but varies in intensity. While 78% of Democrats and 69% of independents are skeptical that an agreement can be reached, a smaller majority of Republicans (57%) say the same.

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3. Fear for Safety at School

Line Chart: U.S. K-12 parents' concern about their child's safety at school.

The Data: Forty-one percent of U.S. parents of K-12 students say they fear for their child's physical safety at school, consistent with recent years but well above the long-term average of 34%.

The Trend: Parental fear has remained above the trend average since 2022, when concern jumped to 44% following the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting. The current four-year stretch of heightened worry marks the longest sustained period of elevated concern since Gallup began regular tracking in 1998. While spikes in parental fear followed deadly shootings in the past, including 55% after Columbine in 1999, those increases typically proved to be short-lived. Concern stayed at or below 35% for nearly two decades before the recent surge.

The Data: Fifty-one percent of remote-capable U.S. workers are hybrid, meaning they are partly remote and partly on-site. The percentage working hybrid rose steadily after 2020, when many remote-capable workers were exclusively remote (70%) during the COVID-19 pandemic. By mid-2022, hybrid work had increased to 49% and has remained at or above 50% ever since.

In-Office Days: Hybrid workers report spending 46% of their workweek in the office, or the equivalent of 2.3 days per week.

Line Chart: U.S. fertility rate vs. Americans' view of ideal family size, 1936-1925.

The Data: Four in 10 U.S. adults say two children is the ideal number for a family to have, while 27% prefer three and 11% favor four. On average, Americans' ideal family size is 2.7 children.

Context: Despite the U.S. fertility rate falling to a record low of 1.6 births per woman in 2023 and 2024, Americans' views on ideal family size have held steady. Since 2018, the average ideal number of children has remained at 2.7. The gap between ideal and actual family size has widened over the past 15 years, suggesting practical constraints, rather than shifting norms, are behind the decline in births.

Bar Chart: Americans' views of the ideal number of children in a family.

The Data: More than four in five Americans (82%) say at least two children is the ideal number for a family to have, while 4% prefer having one and 2% say the ideal family does not include any children.

The Trend: While majorities of U.S. adults preferred having at least three children through 1970, Americans' preference for larger families has been below 50% since. After dropping to 28% in 1986 and remaining mostly below 40% through 2013, the percentage saying three or more children is ideal has rebounded somewhat. In the latest survey, Americans' preference for having one or two children (44%) remains statistically tied with their preference for having three or more (42%).