Older and less educated adults less supportive of compromising with allies % who say that in foreign policy, the U.S. should interests even if allies' interests even
A majority of those age 18 to 29 (61%) say the U.S. should take into account allies’ interests even if it means making compromises. Only about a third (36%) say the U.S. should follow its own interests when allies strongly disagree. Adults age 65 and older are about evenly divided (47% vs. 44%).
Large majorities of postgraduates (74%) and four-year college graduates (68%) say the U.S. should take allies’ interests into account. About half of those with some college education (52%) and 44% of those with a high school education or less agree.
Whites without a college degree are about equally divided between compromising with allies (48%) and following U.S. national interests when allies disagree (45%). College-educated whites largely favor taking into account allies’ interests and compromising when necessary (70% say this).
Older and less educated adults less  | supportive of compromising with allies  | % who say that in foreign policy, the U.S. should  | Follow national  | Take into account  | interests even if allies' interests even  | allies disagree  | w/ compromises  | Total  | 40  | 54  | Ages 18-29  | 36  | 61  | 30-49  | 39  | 55  | 5066  | 43  | 53  | 65+  | 44  | Postgrad  | 24  | College grad  | 28  | 68  | Some college  | 43  | 52  | HS or less  | 48  | 44  | Among whites  | College degree  | 26  | 70  | No college degree  | 45  | 48  | Notes: Don't know responses not shown. Whites include sonly those  | who are not Hispanic  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 20-25 2019.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 