Democrats still have more favorable views toward NATO than Republicans do % ofAmericans who have afavorable opinion ofnato, by party affiliation
American views of NATO are shaped by political party affiliation, according to past Pew Research Center surveys. Historically, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are more likely to express a favorable opinion of the organization than Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. In the summer of 2020, seven-in-ten Democrats had a favorable view of NATO, compared with less than half (46%) of their Republican counterparts, a difference of 24 percentage points.
Among Democrats, NATO favorability has ticked up from 61% in 2019 to 70% this summer. Republican views of the alliance have held steady at roughly half since 2009, although in 2013, a record low of only 43% held a positive view of NATO.
Democrats still have more favorable views toward NATO than Republicans do  | % ofAmericans who have afavorable opinion ofnato, by party affiliation  | 100%  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 76  | 74  | 65  | 070  | 61  | 60  | 56  | 58  | 58  | 60  | 49  | 53  | 046  | 52  | 51  | 50  | 49  | 48  | 46  | 45  | 43  | 44  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | Source: Summer 2020 Global Attitudes Survey, Q8g 2018 results from Korber Stiftung survey conducted September 2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 