If your state were going to secede from the U.S., would you prefer that it...?

If your state were going to secede from the U.S., would you prefer that it...? Published on 03.02.2026 → Survey conducted on 03.02.2026 on 26950 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Form a new independent country on its own

16%

Form a new independent country with other states

18%

Join Canada

14%

Join Mexico

Join the UK

Join some other country

Not sure

49%

Form a new independent country on its own

16%

Form a new independent country with other states

18%

Join Canada

14%

Join Mexico

Join the UK

Join some other country

Not sure

49%

Select a country

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