| USA Residents | |||||
| Do you think the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same? | |||||
| Increased | Decreased | Kept about the same | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| USA Residents | 39% | 33% | 19% | 9% | |
| Registered Voters | 41% | 32% | 19% | 8% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 24% | 41% | 24% | 11% |
| Republican | 57% | 22% | 16% | 6% | |
| Independent | 47% | 31% | 15% | 7% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democratic men | 38% | 40% | 14% | 8% |
| Democratic women | 14% | 42% | 31% | 13% | |
| Republican men | 68% | 20% | 9% | 4% | |
| Republican women | 47% | 23% | 21% | 8% | |
| Independent men | 60% | 20% | 14% | 6% | |
| Independent women | 32% | 43% | 17% | 7% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 20% | 44% | 25% | 11% |
| Moderate | 41% | 34% | 16% | 8% | |
| Conservative | 53% | 26% | 17% | 5% | |
| Region | Northeast | 34% | 38% | 20% | 7% |
| Midwest | 45% | 28% | 19% | 8% | |
| South | 42% | 31% | 19% | 8% | |
| West | 34% | 37% | 16% | 14% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 35% | 36% | 21% | 8% |
| $50,000 or more | 46% | 31% | 15% | 8% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 37% | 34% | 21% | 8% |
| College graduate | 44% | 31% | 14% | 12% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 18% | 53% | 27% | 2% |
| 30 to 44 | 35% | 39% | 18% | 8% | |
| 45 to 59 | 46% | 26% | 19% | 8% | |
| 60 or older | 48% | 22% | 13% | 17% | |
| Gender | Men | 51% | 27% | 14% | 8% |
| Women | 28% | 38% | 23% | 11% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=1026 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||