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Public Opinion on Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (Part II)—Table 10
Attitudes Toward Human Rights Issues in the Chicago Council of Foreign Relations Surveys of Leaders: 1974-1986:
The Impact of Party [% Agree strongly + Agree somewhat]
| Year | All | Republicans | Independents | Democrats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is morally wrong to back military dictatorships that deny basic rights, even if we have military bases in those countries. | 1974 | 72 | 57 | 73 | 80 |
| The United States may have to support some dictators because they are friendly toward us and opposed to the Communists. | 1978 | 63 | 83 | 54 | 59 |
| 1982 | 65 | 84 | 60 | 52 | |
| We should take a more active role in opposing the policy of apartheid—that is, racial segregation—in South Africa. | 1974 | 59 | 31 | 61 | 72 |
| 1978 | 66 | 48 | 77 | 68 | |
| 1982 | 79 | 62 | 75 | 89 | |
| Support total or partial economic sanctions on South Africa | 1986 | 79 | 65 | 73 | 95 |
| How the Soviet Union handles the treatment of Jews or other minority groups is a matter of internal Soviet politics and none of our business. | 1974 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 22 |
| 1978 | 30 | 48 | 22 | 34 | |
| The U.S. should put pressure on countries which systematically violate basic human rights. | 1974* | 87 | 84 | 89 | 88 |
| 1978* | 78 | 57 | 87 | 76 |
Differences significant at the .001 level unless indicated otherwise by asterisk [*].