If Americans Can Find North Korea on a Map, They’re More Likely to Prefer Diplomacy
A Roper survey in 2006 found that, in the midst of the Iraq war, six in 10 young adults could not locate Iraq on a map
of the Middle East; about 75 percent could not identify Iran or Israel; and only half could identify New York state.
An experiment led by Kyle Dropp of Morning Consult from April 27-29, conducted at the request of , shows
that respondents who could correctly identify North Korea tended to view diplomatic and nonmilitary strategies more favorably than those who could not.
On average, Republicans – and Republican men in particular – were more likely to correctly locate North Korea than Democratic men.