Among those who have heard at least a little about START, many more favor than oppose its ratification by the Senate (54% to 24%). Fully 66% of Democrats and 60% of independents want the Senate to ratify START. Republicans are divided – as many oppose (37%) as favor (37%) the treaty’s ratification. The small proportion who have heard a lot about the treaty are somewhat more likely than those who have heard a little to favor its ratification by the Senate (62% vs. 51%).

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A whopping 82 percent said they were in favor of the U.S. signing a nuclear disarmament treaty with Moscow, views similar to those held more than thirty years ago, as the Cold War raged: in 1979, 77 percent favored the idea.

Only 12 percent of those questioned in the latest CBS News Poll said they were against such a treaty.

Majorities of liberals (91 percent), moderates (86 percent) and conservatives (74 percent) support an agreement to limit nuclear weapons

In a recent Gallup/USA Today poll, 73 percent said ratifying the START Treaty in the lame duck session of congress was very or somewhat important. 40 percent said it was 'very important' and 21 percent said it was 'not at all important.'

The START is among the highest priorities for democrats with 50 percent saying it was 'very important', while only 33 percent of Republicans have the same view. 

In an AP/Gfk poll conducted Nov. 3-8, 67 percent want the Senate to ratify Obama's nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, including most Democrats, about 6 in 10 Republicans and independents - and even about half of conservative tea party supporters.

A large majority, (62%), does not think any country should have nuclear weapons, while only 6 percent think all countries who develop nuclear weapons should keep them.

In other results 63 percent rarely or never worry about being victims of terrorism, and almost two-thirds think Obama is handling terrorism effectively.

American voters say 60 - 33 percent that the U.S. Senate should ratify the nuclear disarmament treaty President Barack Obama recently signed with Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Voters support 70 - 28 percent the U.S. and Russia working to eliminate all nuclear weapons in the world.