USS Gerald Ford, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

More respondents now say that the US-Israeli relationship is a net negative than a net positive. Declining support for Israel is likely accelerating.

The number of respondents who said they support airstrikes on behalf of Israel fell from 37% in July, 2025, to 27.9%. This drop was largely driven by Republicans.

The 27.5% who support striking Iran are outnumbered by the 52.2% who oppose it.

A US strike on Iran could cost Republicans 4.7% of the white vote in the midterms, including 13.8% of white voters age 18-29.

48.3% of respondents said they can think of a concrete example of Israel hurting America interests, up from 41.9% in 2025 and 29.3% in 2024. Only 29.3% claim they can think of an example of Israel aiding American interests.

By David M. Zsutty

In January 2024, the Homeland Institute ran a poll on non-interventionism and related topics in response to the Gaza crisis, and again in July, 2025 in response to the Twelve Day War. As tensions mounted over a possible US strike on Iran in early 2026, we ran another poll on non-interventionism to track how public opinion is evolving. read more…