Voters Disagree 64% to 31% That Attacking Iran Was One of the Greatest Things Trump Ever Did

Republicans agree 63% to 31%, including 33% who strongly agree, while Democrats disagree 90% to 6%, including 80% who strongly disagree. Independents disagree 70% to 23%. Conservatives agree 62% to 32%, moderates disagree 73% to 19% and liberals disagree 91% to 6%. Among 2024 Trump voters, 63% agree and 31% disagree, compared with 4% agreement and 92% disagreement among Harris voters. Voters who strongly approve of Trump's job performance agree 90% to 5%, while those who somewhat approve agree 57% to 34%.

Thirty-five percent (35%) of men agree and 61% disagree, compared with 27% agreement and 66% disagreement among women. The gap is widest among voters under 40: 17% of women under 40 agree and 78% disagree, with 60% strongly disagreeing, compared with 32% of men under 40 who agree and 64% who disagree. Among voters 40 and older, 37% of men and 31% of women agree. By generation, agreement is 29% among Generation Z, 25% among Millennials, 32% among Generation X and 34% among Baby Boomers. Thirty-four percent (34%) of White voters agree and 60% disagree, compared with 28% and 67% among Hispanic voters and 15% and 78% among Black voters. Agreement is lowest in the Northeast (21%) and highest in the South and West (34% each).

Asked about U.S. policy toward Israel, 37% of Registered Voters say the Trump administration mostly puts Israel's interests first, 31% say it mostly puts America's interests first and 19% say it balances the two about equally, with 14% not sure. Among Likely Voters, the figures are 38%, 32% and 18%. Republicans say America's interests come first 50% to 17%, with 27% saying the administration balances the two. Democrats say Israel's interests come first 54% to 16%, with 13% saying it balances the two. Independents say Israel's interests come first 39% to 20%, with 22% saying it balances the two and 19% not sure. Fifty-one percent (51%) of Trump voters say America's interests come first, compared with 16% who say Israel's, while 57% of Harris voters say Israel's and 17% say America's.

Baby Boomers are the likeliest generation to say Israel's interests come first (42%), compared with 34% to 37% of the younger generations. Women are likelier than men to be unsure, 17% to 9%. The answers are closely tied to views of Trump's statement about Iran. Voters who say Israel's interests come first disagree with the statement 91% to 8%, while those who say America's interests come first agree 55% to 40% and those who say the administration balances the two agree 49% to 44%.

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Registered Voters say it is likely that Iran would use a nuclear weapon against the United States if it were able to build one, including 36% who say very likely. Twenty-six percent (26%) say it is not likely, including 10% who say not at all likely, and 11% are not sure. Among Likely Voters, 63% say likely and 27% say not likely. Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans say likely, including 53% who say very likely, compared with 49% of Democrats, 23% of whom say very likely, and 57% of independents. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Trump voters and 47% of Harris voters say likely.

Women say likely 66% to 21%, compared with 58% to 33% among men, and men under 40 are the group least likely to say so, at 53%, with 18% of them saying not at all likely. Thirty percent (30%) of Generation Z and Millennials say very likely, compared with 40% of Generation X and Baby Boomers. Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters with graduate degrees say likely, compared with 62% to 66% of other education groups. The question also tracks views of Trump's statement: 87% of voters who strongly agree with it say a nuclear strike on the United States is likely, compared with 46% of those who strongly disagree.