Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump's Strikes on Iran

[B.See]

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran - Mother Jones

Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration's ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent said they were not sure.

About half of respondents-including one in four Republicans-said the president was too open to using military force. The poll surveyed 1,282 US adults starting on Saturday, following news breaking of the strikes.

Even before the attacks, Trump's handling of Iran was unpopular. Back in January, a Reuters/Ipsos found that only 33 percent of Americans approved of (his) policy with Iran, while 43 percent disapproved.

[Johonny]

1. Trillions for war, nothing for healthcare, food stamps

America last Administration

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. Kick

[Grammy23]

3. When you get reminded over and over

How little has been done to address your concerns, things designed to distract you kind of fall flat. tRump doesn’t live like the rest of the real people live so he isn’t familiar with the price of groceries. He doesn’t pull out his check book and write checks to pay bills — or go to his banking app to make payments for his insurance or car. But millions of us do that regularly so we know if prices are going down or not.

When tRump does things to distract, it is pretty obvious. But with his limited experience of everyday life, he doesn’t know his efforts to make us think about or worry about something else are futile. When you’re worried about making ends meet and have no way to stretch any more of your budget, he is just so much noise and flapping of his arms. Somebody needs to tell him it’s not working.

Oh, and release all of the Epstein files. We can walk and chew gum at the same time — if we want to.

[CTyankee]

8. The religiously insane who support him has brought this misery on the rest of us. God help us!

[OMGWTF]

11. My 95-year-old insane Talibangelical mother is dancing 'cos T💩p is gonna bring Jebus back!

[Hudly]

23. Snake Handlers

I’m thinkin the religiously insane snake handlers will be dumbfounded and wallowing in their ignorance and stupidity when they don’t get to go. They’re counting on the rapture. Sorry Chumps, ha, ha.

[bdamomma]

35. What's that saying???

Beware of false prophet's???. He is no prophet, just a liar/grifter.

[kimbutgar]

4. And essential government workers like the TSA workers aren't getting paid

But they found money to bomb a country that was not threatening us. 🤬

[LuvLoogie]

5. The 29 percent who said they weren't sure absolutely support it.

They just aren't sure if it's wise to say so yet. They are hedging. I mean they don't oppose it either.

Whatever.

This is America.

[miyazaki]

14. And some of this type could'nt make a decision to save their own life. nt

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Willful ignorance and blind fealty

[Wiz Imp]

19. Absolutely insane assertion for which there is zero evidence.

[LuvLoogie]

20. This is America

[Wiz Imp]

24. In other words, you know it's bullshit but just like to make insane hyperbolic statements.

[LuvLoogie]

30. Only 43 percent say they oppose.

How does that translate to overwhelmingly oppose. THAT's hyperbole. LOL

How do you not know if you support or oppose a racist criminal regime using the military in a criminal manner?

That's hedging because you're too concerned with looking like a murderous asshole or looking like a woke beta.

[Wiz Imp]

33. Wow. Keep digging...

[LuvLoogie]

34. That 43% is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that OP.

I'm not sure the Not Sures are gonna wanna lend a hand.

[Wiz Imp]

38. CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely

But go ahead and keep insisting that every one of the not sures in that other poll approve of the attacks. It was an insane statement and has been proven so by this additional polling.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/cnn-poll-59-of-americans-disapprove-of-iran-strikes-and-most-think-a-long-term-conflict-is-likely

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

The poll, fielded shortly after US and Israeli attacks launched the war with Iran, finds majorities express doubts about President Donald Trump’s handling of the situation. Most say they lack trust in Trump to make the right decisions about US use of force in Iran, with 60% saying they do not think he has a clear plan for handling the situation and 62% saying he should get congressional approval for any further military action.

Just over a quarter (27%) feel that the US made enough of an effort at diplomacy with Iran before using military force, with 39% saying the US did not try hard enough at diplomacy first and 33% unsure.

[LuvLoogie]

41. The CNN poll is not the poll in the OP.

I stand by all my statements. This is America

[Wiz Imp]

43. Wow! Just Wow!

So when 6 more polls come out this week showing the same thing as the CNN poll, I'm sure you'll still stand by your ridicuous statement. Apparently you don't understand what this makes you look like. Hint: It's not good.

[Cha]

6. Well That's Good to Know......

The Nazi PEDO is a War Criminal and Homicidal Maniac .. are the People catching On in Spite of the Propaganda Machines like CNN and C BS?

TY B.See

[B.See]

9. The pedo 'prince of peace' who is also threatening

Mexico, Cuba, and other Latin American countries. Sowing division in Canada and Greenland?

aka regime change?

i.e. diversion, minerals, and OIL?

Quick. Somebody give him a peace prize.

What's that you say? He's already EXTORTED one? A Rolex and gold bars too you say?

And an Olympic gold medal??

nevermind.

[Cha]

13. The ":king" of PEDOs, When Punishments are

Meted Out, Needs to Receive Everyone in KIND!

[bdamomma]

36. Give

him a JAIL CELL that's what he needs!!!

[Evolve Dammit]

18. Fascism taking over; at least making an overt effort, supported by millions. Time to fight Dems and Indys.

[popsdenver]

7. 33% represents only

his CORE group of MAGAot Morons.........they will be Trump's submissives, regardless of anything..........

[OMGWTF]

10. The only Americans supporting T💩p get their news exclusively from Fux (oops, a tupo) News

[Xipe Totec]

12. Building a Republican Utopia around lip injections and hot wings... That's class A snark. nt

[ffr]

15. Coincidentially, 33 - 43 % of the population has Trump TV on in their living rooms 24/7.

They're also followers of the orange anus on his social media platform. So yeah, they believe what they're told to believe, like good little brainless followers.

[Wiz Imp]

17. Do you realize that Fox News hardly ever has more than 3 or 4 million people watching at a given time?

Last edited Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:00 PM - Edit history (1)

That translates to no more than 1 to 2% of the population having it on at any given time,let alone 24/7. Surely well under 1% of the population has Fox on 24/7. People here vastly overrate the viewership of Fox News.

[ffr]

45. Except to compartmentalize your thinking to that one instance, ignores all the other avenues

If you have observed a MAGA, they don't just watch Fox News in their living rooms 24/7, they are inundated with E-mail, and messages on social media on every device they use. Then, when they're not getting their RW nut job dose through one of those sources, like when they get into their vehicle to travel, their car radio is tuned into the local RWNJ radio station blaring out RW talking points; democrats bad, republicans good!

It's hard to believe, because one couldn't fathom how any person would subject themselves to constant programming. Yet, that's what they're doing. They need someone else to tell them what they should think and believe.

So, sorry if you haven't noticed that, but most of the rest of us have.

[Wiz Imp]

46. In Other words, your original claim was complete bullshit.

Thanks for acknowledging it.

[ffr]

47. Ipsos found that only 33 percent of Americans approved of (his) policy with Iran

I said, " Coincidentally, 33 - 43 % of the population has Trump TV on in their living rooms 24/7." I suppose I could have or should have simply noted 33% instead of 43%, since 43% said they disapproved.

But yeah, generally 23 - 33% has always been about the core of loyal brain dead drone republicans since about the Bush Jr. era who value loyalty to party above all else. They have no use for liberty or justice, they value only belonging. They're followers.

The fact that they get their propaganda from more than once source, as I outlined previously, simply shows support as to how that group of Putin boot lickers and low IQ set of Morans get their propaganda.

[Wiz Imp]

48. And it is total bullshit that anywhere near that level of the population have "Trump TV"

on 24/7. You even admitted it by moving the goalposts to a completely different claim.

[ffr]

50. I moved the goal posts because my reading and comprehension thought I read it as 33 - 43%

But I corrected myself on that. However, you probably know this from prior base republican polling numbers that 23% used to be the floor, or there abouts. So, it used to be that 23%, like during George W Bush's presidency when he tanked the U.S. economy, spent about $9T of our nations wealth on whatever war or program he saw fit, that when the economy crashed under Republican rule and because of republican rule and all the lies that republicans bought into, when all was said and done, about 23% still supported him. Then when Trump took over Obama's recovering economy the idiotic republican drones must have felt like geniuses compared to the new republican brand, because the floor that included the Morans steadily increased from 23% to something like 28%. And now we're at about 33%; the population of knuckle draggers and people who drool on themselves, snack on leaded paint chips and such.

I can go on for days describing these brain dead followers. I'm surrounded by them and their routines. Shall we continue?

p.s. Welcome to DU.

[mgardener]

21. Republicans are cowards.

The fetid smell from NY 21 is Elise Stefanik.

A true Trump bootlicker.
Bootlicker- is a derogatory term for someone who behaves servilely or excessively flatteringly toward a person in authority, hoping to gain personal advantage, favor, or promotion, often seen as lacking self-respect and being insincere.

[mwb970]

22. Headline: BULL DESTROYS CHINA SHOP

Who could have known??

[struggle4progress]

25. "If this doesn't get me the Nobel Peace Prize, we'll have to bomb Norway"

[B.See]

26. or steal (correction, extort) another one.

[struggle4progress]

27. Does this mean Comer will recall Bill Clinton to interrogate him further?

And maybe it's time to again suggest investigate Renee Good's wife?

And why not another attempt to get a grand jury to indict Congress folk for suggesting that active military folk should follow the law and refuse to follow illegal orders?

[Klarkashton]

28. Opinions don't count in a dictatorship.

Only "USA USA"

[progree]

29. The poll was taken before any U.S. deaths and wounded were reported

Now we've got 3 U.S. dead and 5 seriously wounded the latest I've read...

So it's not a zero U.S. casualties situation like the strikes on Iran last June, or the Maduro regime-change operation, that some may have expected again, so I will be watching for polls taken after that news.

[Wiz Imp]

40. 4 dead now

[BannonsLiver]

31. Not a great start for Trump.

I’m not surprised so many are undecided. The regime has done nothing to communicate their objectives which is an unforced error. Because of that, most of the 29 percent will probably break the other way. That compounds as the initial barrage fades and the hardliners are still in charge in Iran.

[Aussie105]

32. Media around the world took less than 24 hours to decide their position.

Some talk of another unneeded and undeclared war, the ignorance of the need for countries overseas for self-determination, the cost in human lives, the 'existential threat' to Israel and the USA of Iranian nukes being an excuse rather than a fact, etc.

Other just go 'good on ya America!' and ignore everything else.

Unfortunately my local TV source, ABC Australia, usually level headed in its reporting, is in the second group, going as far as putting file film of US aircraft launches off carriers and missile launches from ships on an endless loop.
Our own version of Fox News.

Meanwhile, Iranians living in Australia cheer in the streets, believing this is the end of autocratic theocratic rule in their own country, and tomorrow democracy will rule.

They will be disappointed.

[WarGamer]

37. In other words, 57% support the strikes or have no opinion?

[Wiz Imp]

39. CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/politics/cnn-poll-59-of-americans-disapprove-of-iran-strikes-and-most-think-a-long-term-conflict-is-likely

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

The poll, fielded shortly after US and Israeli attacks launched the war with Iran, finds majorities express doubts about President Donald Trump’s handling of the situation. Most say they lack trust in Trump to make the right decisions about US use of force in Iran, with 60% saying they do not think he has a clear plan for handling the situation and 62% saying he should get congressional approval for any further military action.

Just over a quarter (27%) feel that the US made enough of an effort at diplomacy with Iran before using military force, with 39% saying the US did not try hard enough at diplomacy first and 33% unsure.

[WarGamer]

44. This poll makes a lot more sense

[LetMyPeopleVote]

42. MaddowBlog-Why public skepticism of the offensive in Iran was inevitable -- and entirely Trump's fault

The president didn’t make the case for war. The resulting polling data was inevitable.

*Of course* the initial round of polling shows weak public support for the offensive in Iran:

The public didn’t want another war, and Trump never even tried to make the case. The results were inevitable. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-02T13:04:01.354Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/why-public-skepticism-of-the-offensive-in-iran-was-inevitable-and-entirely-trumps-fault

As Donald Trump moved the nation closer to a military conflict with Iran, there was some quantifiable evidence that suggested the American mainstream was not prepared for war. A University of Maryland poll released two weeks ago, for example, found that only about 1 in 5 Americans (21%) expressed support for the United States initiating an attack on Iran.....

Those national surveys, however, were conducted before the U.S. military offensive began. Would public attitudes change after the bombs started falling? Evidently not. Reuters reported on its first poll, conducted with Ipsos, on the crisis.

Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.

Some 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% were not sure.

The same data found that a 56% majority of Americans think Trump is too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests, which seems reasonable given the number of countries he’s attacked over the last year.....

For the White House, the survey data has to be discouraging, but if the president wants to know why exactly the American mainstream is not on board with the operation, he has no one to blame but himself.

Ahead of the U.S. offensive in Iraq in 2003, George W. Bush at least made the effort to prepare the nation for war. The president’s policy proved disastrous, but before launching the offensive he told the public what he was doing, why he was doing it, why he saw the mission as necessary and what he hoped to accomplish. While the failed policy ultimately proved wildly unpopular, when “shock and awe” got underway in Baghdad, polls showed strong public support.

Trump didn’t bother with any comparable efforts. Indeed, the Republican incumbent apparently didn’t see the point in informing the public about, or even trying to convince it of, the merits of his policy — to the extent that he has a policy beyond “drop bombs and hope it all works out.”

The president, in other words, didn’t make the case for war. The resulting polling data was inevitable.

[SunImp]

49. Only the trash people support what's happening now