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POLLING ROUNDUP: Americans Hate Trump’s Agenda More Than Ever As He Spends Billions Attacking Iran Overseas As Working Families Face High Prices and Affordability Crisis At Home

By March 25, 2026No Comments

Trump’s war in Iran has never been popular. Even before the self-proclaimed “candidate of peace” who staked his presidential campaign against foreign wars attacked Iran, polling showed Americans were not interested in engaging in another new conflict with the second-largest country in the Middle East. Just a quarter of Americans supported Trump’s strikes against Iran in the days after he ignited the conflict. Now, nearly a month in, with gas prices spiking and the global economy teetering, Trump’s war is even less popular than ever. Voters are not fooled – they know that Trump’s war in Iran is nothing more than a distraction from his terrible economic policies that are driving up costs across the board for working Americans. In fact, his polling on the economy is worse than ever. Americans hate Trump’s agenda so much that they even flipped two previously Republican-held seats in Florida, including the one representing Trump and Mar-a-Lago in the Florida State House. Just look at the numbers on how much the American people view Trump’s war-driven agenda:

 

NOW: Americans Are Madder Than Ever About Trump’s War in Iran

NOW: Americans Are Deeply Opposed to Trump’s Economic Agenda

NOW: Voters Across the Country Are Rejecting Trump and His MAGA Allies

  • Last night, Democrats flipped two previously Republican-held seats in the Florida state legislature, including the state House seat representing Trump and Mar-a-Lago as well as a Tampa-based state senate seat.
  • On Mar. 10, Democrats flipped a Republican-held state legislative seat in New Hampshire that Trump won in 2024.
  • On Mar. 3, Democrats flipped a Republican-held state legislative seat in Arkansas.
  • On Jan. 31, Democrats flipped a Republican-held state legislative seat in Texas that Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
  • Democrats flipped 25 Republican-held seats in state legislatures across the country in 2025, while Republicans flipped 0 seats held by Democrats.

THEN: Americans Never Wanted This War: Pre-Strike Polling and Early Polling Showed Deep Disapproval  

Post-Strike

  • Just 18% of Americans thought the U.S. should continue military operations if the conflict with Iran led to significantly higher gas prices (Morning Consult Poll).
  • Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapproved of the initial U.S. decision to take military action in Iran (CNN/SSRS Poll).
  • A majority (52%) of Americans opposed Trump’s strikes against Iran, including 59% of Independents and unaffiliated voters (Washington Post Poll).
  • A majority of Independent voters (52%) disapproved of Trump’s strikes on Iran  (YouGov Snap Poll).
  • A majority of Americans (52%) disapproved of Trump’s foreign policy amid Trump’s strikes on Iran (Morning Consult Poll).

Pre-Strike

  • Only 21% of Americans supported the U.S. initiating a strike on Iran before Trump launched his attack (University of Maryland Poll).
  • Only 27% of Americans said they trusted Trump to make the right choices when it comes to the use of military force abroad. (Associated Press-NORC Center Poll).
  • Even before the strikes, 47% of Americans said the U.S. government is too focused on international issues and not focused enough on domestic ones (Politico Poll).
  • Just 18% of Americans thought the U.S. should remove Iran’s leadership from power with force before Trump’s strikes on Iran. 60% preferred negotiations or sanctions, and 22% preferred no involvement at all (CBS News Poll).

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