Opinion Weekend
March 21-22, 2026
Rising gas prices hitting US household finances, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Americans overwhelmingly expect fuel costs will keep climbing as President Donald Trump's war with Iran crimps global oil supplies, a new poll found.
Americans think it’s likely the U.S. will send troops into Iran Alec Tyson, Annaleise Azevedo Lohr and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos A new Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted March 17-19, finds that 59% of Americans disapprove of U.S. military strikes against Iran, compared with fewer (37%) who approve. As the war enters its fourth week and with the Strait of Hormuz largely blocked to shipping traffic due to attacks by Iran, most Americans now expect the U.S. to send troops into Iran.
New poll: 58% of voters say the war in Iran is a bad use of taxpayer dollars G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers 61% of Americans, including 1 out of 3 Republicans, say they would oppose the war if it raises gas prices (it has)
President Trump’s so-far-stable wartime approval rating Clifford Young and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos It’s been roughly four weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first airstrikes on Iran. Since then, U.S. airstrikes have continued, Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices have skyrocketed, and the conflict has continued with no clear off-ramp in sight. But even amid this uncertainty, President Donald Trump’s rating has been largely stable.
A Majority of Americans Oppose Supplemental Funding for Iran War Searchlight Institute The Searchlight Institute has released results from polling, conducted between March 16 and 18, which finds that 56% of Americans — including a majority of Independents — oppose more funding for the Iran war. The sample consisted of 1,531 likely voters, 50% of whom self-reported voting for Donald Trump in 2024. Just 30% of respondents support Congressional approval of supplemental funding for the war.
Mapping Support for LGBTQ Rights Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas PRRI Building on a decade’s worth of insights, this report examines public attitudes on LGBTQ rights across all 50 states, with a focus on three key policy areas: nondiscrimination protections, religious based service refusals, and same-sex marriage.
The Confederate Flag Divides America — But Not How You'd Think Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion Age and politics shape views far more than geography or religious identity
