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More Americans strongly or somewhat disapprove of the U.S. attacking Iran (48%) than approve of it (37%). Democrats are overwhelmingly critical of the attacks (11% approve and 78% disapprove), while Republicans are equally likely to approve (76% vs. 10%).

Democrats are more likely to strongly disapprove of the attacks than Republicans are to strongly approve of them (65% vs. 53%). Most Republicans who say they're MAGA supporters strongly approve of the attacks (65%), compared to only 27% of non-MAGA Republicans. Non-MAGA Republicans are more likely to say they somewhat approve of the attacks.

YouGov first asked about the attacks in their immediate aftermath on Saturday, and asked again with similar wording on Monday. Americans' overall sentiments have changed only slightly: Fewer say they're not sure, Democrats have become more likely to disapprove of the attacks since Saturday (78% now, from 70%), and Republicans have become more likely to approve (76% now, from 68%). Independents remain more than twice as likely to disapprove of the attacks as to approve.

Half (53%) of Americans say the U.S. and its allies are more likely to be the eventual winner of the conflict, while only 4% say Iran and its allies are. 8% say the two sides are equally likely to win, and 34% aren't sure.

Those who approve of the U.S. attacking Iran are much more likely to expect a U.S. victory than are those who disapprove. 91% of Americans who strongly approve of the attack expect the U.S. and its allies to win, as do 80% of those who somewhat disapprove, 45% of those who somewhat disapprove, and 30% of those who strongly disapprove. Even among those who strongly disapprove of the attack, three times as many say the U.S. will win than that Iran will (30% vs. 9%). Half (47%) are unsure.

Few Americans expect peace in the Middle East: 49% say there won't ever be peace in the Middle East, and 19% say there will.

But supporters of the U.S. attack are more likely than opponents to say Middle East peace is possible. Those who strongly support the attack are evenly divided (38% say yes there will ever be peace and 39% say no), while those who strongly oppose the attack overwhelmingly say Middle East peace is impossible (10% yes vs. 65% no).

Jews and atheists are more likely to say there won't ever be peace in the Middle East (64% and 70%, respectively) than are Protestants (50%), Catholics (43%), and agnostics (47%).

See the results of these polls:

Methodology: One Daily Questions survey was conducted online on February 28, 2026, among 1,654 U.S. adults. A second was conducted March 1, 2026, among 2,142 U.S. adults. A third was conducted March 2, 2026, among 1,633 U.S. adults. The samples were weighted according to gender, age, race, education, U.S. census region, and political party. The margin of error for the first survey is approximately 3%; for the second it is approximately 3%; for the third it is approximately 3%.

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