October 31, 2024 Report Open Access

Brettfeld, Katrin; Kleinschnittger, Janosch; Richter, Thomas; Wetzels, Peter

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@misc{brettfeld_katrin_2024_16159,
  author       = {Brettfeld, Katrin and
                  Kleinschnittger, Janosch and
                  Richter, Thomas and
                  Wetzels, Peter},
  title        = {{Am Vorabend der US-Präsidentschaftswahlen: 
                   Repräsentative Befunde zu Erwartungen, Wünschen
                   und Sorgen der Menschen in Deutschland. UHH MOTRA
                   Spotlight No. 11. Hamburg: Universität Hamburg.}},
  month        = oct,
  year         = 2024,
  note         = {{Executive Summary  As part of the "People in 
                   Germany: International" study, a representative
                   sample of 2,931 adults aged between 18 and 70 were
                   asked about their wishes and expectations
                   regarding the outcome of the election around a
                   week before the US presidential election on 5th of
                   November 2024. Furthermore survey participants
                   were asked what political consequences an election
                   victory for Trump or Harris would presumably have
                   for Europe and Germany and what fears people
                   associate with this.  Only 23% say that they do
                   not care at all about the outcome of the US
                   presidential election.  A large majority of 72.4%
                   would like to see an election result in favor of
                   Kamala Harris. Only 21.2% would prefer Donald
                   Trump to win the election. However, 37.4% consider
                   the likely outcome of the election to be
                   completely open. 40.8% believe Harris is likely to
                   win the election. Only 21.8% expect Trump to win.
                   Just under a quarter of respondents (23.1%) agree
                   with the statement that "more politicians like
                   Donald Trump should also come to power in
                   Germany". In comparison two thirds (68.7%) of
                   respondents agree that "more women like Kamala
                   Harris should be in government positions in
                   Germany". If Donald Trump wins the election,
                   negative consequences for Europe are expected much
                   more frequently than if Harris wins.   74.0% of
                   respondents expect economic disadvantages for
                   Europe if Trump wins the election. In the event of
                   Harris winning the election, this figure is only
                   27.1%. If Trump wins the election, 73.7% expect
                   Europe to be left to its own devices militarily.
                   If Harris is elected, only 26.6% expect this. If
                   Trump is elected, 61.1% are worried about the
                   future of democracy. If Harris is elected, the
                   figure is only 28.5%.}},
  doi          = {10.25592/uhhfdm.16159},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.16159}
}