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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: December 2, 2006 |
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The highly regarded Quinnipiac University Poll, which measures the "global temperature" as felt by Americans nationwide, has found in its November edition that Israel is among the top three in terms of "warmth" felt by US citizens.
England, Canada and Israel remained the nations generating the warmest feelings among Americans. In fact, since the last survey in August, Americans' warmth toward China, India and Israel grew the most.
The pollsters asked Americans: "I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organization and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are."
Republicans gave Israel a 73.4 rating, while Democrats gave it 64.4 for a combined score of 68.2, which ranked third only to the UK (78.9) and Canada (73.4). Next in scoring was Germany, with about 58%.
Palestinians scored 23.8, Syria scored 24.2 and Iran 15.5, at the very bottom of the ratings.
"Although the changes are in some cases quite small, the trend is unmistakable," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"What we have found in the past is that, in general, Democrats give foreign nations higher ratings than do Republicans. The poll was taken after an election in which Democrats triumphed so perhaps that is what we are seeing."
"Israel's rating of 68.2 is a substantial increase since the last survey, and even more impressive when compared to its rating of 62.9 in the June poll, which was before its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon," said Brown.
The nations and the mean score of the warmth of American voters' attitudes, and in parentheses the mean score from August 28 are:
1) England - 78.9 (78.3)
2) Canada - 73.4 (71.7)
3) Israel - 68.2 (65.9)
4) Germany - 58.1 (first time included)
5) India - 56.6 (53.4)
6) Mexico - 51.4 (51.4)
7) United Nations - 50.4 (49.2)
8) Russia - 46.2 (45.5)
9) France - 44.6 (43.2)
10) China - 44.2 (39)
11) Saudi Arabia - 40.4 (38.2)
12) Venezuela - 30.9 (35.9)
13) Iraq - 25.9 (27.7)
14) Syria - 24.3 (21.7)
15) Palestinian Government - 23.8 (22.8)
16) Cuba - 24.1 (24)
17) Iran - 15.5 (13.9)
18) North Korea - 13.5 (15)
From November 13 - 19, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,623 registered voters nationwide. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and nationwide as a public service and for research. More data at www.quinnipiac.edu and click on Institutes and Centers, or call (203) 582-5201
Full survey
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