Poll: American support for sanctions against Russia remains strong

In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, nearly two-thirds of U.S. adult citizens (64%) approve of the U.S. government’s economic sanctions against Russia. Within that group, 46% of Americans ‘strongly approve’ of the sanctions, up from 40% last week. Democrats were especially likely to increase their strong approval over the last week (49% last week, 59% this week).

The economic sanctions — which the U.S. enacted alongside other European allies — have greatly restricted Russia’s access to the global market and caused prices to rise for Russian citizens. The U.S. is also expected to see some economic challenges from the sanctions, including rising gas prices.

While most Americans (58%) are very or somewhat concerned about the negative effects that the economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. might have on the Russian people, they are much more concerned about how they will impact the American people (75%).