Americans may be happy their soldiers killed Osama Bin Laden but a new poll shows they think that his elimination will have “no impact” on worldwide terrorism.

Only 18 percent believe that "the world after Bin Laden” will be a safer place and that terrorism will decrease in the United States and elsewhere, according to the latest George Washington University-Politico.com “Battleground Poll,” carried out jointly by two polling firms, one Republican and the other Democratic.

One-third of the respondents said terrorism actually will get worse because Bin Laden's death will spark acts of revenge. A plurality of 40 percent said that his death will not change the worldwide threat of terror.

The same poll also revealed that although U.S. President Barack Obama received three times as much credit as his predecessor George W. Bush for killing Bin Laden, an overwhelming 84 per cent said that the counter-terror action will not influence their vote for president in the 2012 elections.

The economy is the issue weighing heaviest on the minds of Americans. Only 42 percent of Americans approve of President Obama’s management while 57 percent disapprove.

Although 59 percent said they would vote for President Obama again or at least consider doing so, Republican polling firm Tarrance Group’s director Ed Goeas told Politico, “When you look at the undercurrent here ... ultimately, the things that were leading to his bad numbers are still very much there. His underlying numbers are not very good.”