Opinion Weekend
March 7-8, 2026
A majority of Americans opposes U.S. military action in Iran Domenico Montanaro, NPR News As war with Iran heads toward a second week, most Americans say that they are against the military action and disapprove of how President Trump is handling it, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
Majority of Americans oppose military action in Iran, new poll finds Matt Loffman, PBS News A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is managing the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and oppose the military action outright, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
Majority of Americans Disapprove of U.S. Military Action in Iran Marist Institute for Public Opinion As the U.S. conflict with Iran escalates, a majority of Americans say they either oppose or strongly oppose U.S. military action in the region. While most Americans perceive Iran to be a threat to U.S. national security, just over four in ten consider the nation to be a major threat, and, when it comes to how President Donald Trump is handling Iran, a majority disapprove.
Early polls show doubt about Iran. What comes next? Clifford Young, Ipsos Five charts examining the public's initial reactions to the strikes, the conditions that might shift public opinion, and how uncertainty could shape what comes next
More Republicans now support “strong leaders” who “bend the rules” John Sides (Vanderbilt University), Good Authority New survey data shows again how partisanship weakens a commitment to democracy.
In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad Pew Research Center We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country. The United States is the only place we surveyed where more adults (ages 18 and older) describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad (53%) than as good (47%).
In the U.S. and other countries, fewer people now say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral Jonathan Evans, Pew Research Center Do you need to believe in God to be moral and have good values? Views on this question vary widely around the world, according to a 2025 Pew Research Center survey of 25 countries.
Do Democrats Want to Be “Normal”? Survey Analysis of Today’s Democratic Coalition Jesse Arm, Manhattan Institute A new national survey conducted by the Manhattan Institute examines today’s Democratic coalition and the tensions shaping the party ahead of the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential election cycles.... This study helps clarify a central question confronting the modern Democratic Party: is the median Democratic voter actually moving left—or is the party being pulled left by a smaller activist faction that dominates elite discourse and low-turnout politics?
