Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Tea Party on Foreign Policy: Strong on Defense and Israel, Tough on China

October 7, 2011

The Tea Party has emerged as a political force on domestic issues, especially the national debt and the size and role of the federal government. Republican supporters of the Tea Party movement also have a distinct approach to national security and America's role in the world. Tea Party Republicans favor an assertive foreign policy, are strong supporters of Israel and take a hard line against illegal immigration, according to surveys conducted this year by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

Read the full analysis. You can also find much of the data on which the report is based in the Pew Research Center's May 2011 political typology study.