![]() ![]() Support for “army rule” on the other hand matches the World Values Survey’s high point, which was found in 2011 (17 percent). ![]() ![]() This level of American support for a “strong leader” is below the levels found in the 1999, 2006, and 2011 World Values Surveys (29 percent, 32 percent, and 34 percent respectively) and matches the level last found in 1995.Over three annual surveys, about 24 percent of Americans say that a “strong leader who doesn’t have to bother with Congress and elections” is a good way to govern a country, and 18 percent say the same about a system of “army rule.”.Almost half are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working in America, an increase of eight percentage points from 2018 to 2019 and a doubling since 1995. However, these figures mask some significant sources of uncertainty in Americans’ evaluation of democracy.Slightly over three-quarters say democracy is preferable to any other kind of government. At least 80 percent of Americans rate the importance of living in a democracy as an 8 or higher on a 10-point scale. Consistently over the past three years, 87 percent of Americans say that a democratic political system is a good way of governing the country. The overwhelming majority of Americans embrace democracy. ![]()
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