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Ukrainian soldier in tank.
Ukrainian soldier in tank. ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

What would Americans do if faced with the same situation?

The results varied from party to party, as with most things, when Quinnipiac University sought to find out.

55 percent of Americans say they would stay and fight if the U.S. were attacked, while 38 percent would leave, according to a poll conducted by the university. A majority of Republicans and independents said they would stay and fight, while a majority of Democrats said they would leave.

40 percent of Democrats would stay and fight. Twenty-five percent of Republicans and 36 percent of independents would flee.

The survey was done by Quinnipiac University in March. The results had a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points. There are more results at Quinnipiac.

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