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Poll: 74 Percent Think America Is Winning War in Iran
Townhall ^ | 05/03/2026 | Scott McClallen

Posted on 05/03/2026 9:13:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

A new poll shows that 74 percent of people think America is winning the war with Iran. 

That’s according to a new Harvard CAPS/ Harris Poll taken on April 23-26, 2026. 

Poll: Majority in U.S. Think America Winning in War With Iran (Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll) April 23-26, 2026

74% think the U.S. is winning in the war with Iran, including 60% of Democrats, 91% of Republicans, and 70% of Independents.

pic.twitter.com/6jHng5NCnO— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) May 3, 2026

Remarkable numbers—especially given a mainstream media narrative that insists America is losing and the Islamic Republic of Iran is winning. https://t.co/FgVWL6oBUo— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) May 3, 2026

Three-quarters of US registered voters said the United States is winning the war with Iran, while 26% said Iran was winning, according to the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll.

The survey was conducted online in the United States from April 23-26 among 2,745 registered voters.

On Iran’s nuclear program, 65% said Iran was rebuilding its nuclear capability after US airstrikes, while 35% said it had lost that capability.

On the blockade, 63% said the United States should continue blockading Iranian ships if Tehran refused to uphold its end of a ceasefire, while 37% said it should not.

A majority also backed key conditions for any future Iran deal, with 79% saying it was essential for Iran to stop supporting Hezbollah and Hamas, 78% saying Iran must stop producing proxies and 72% saying Iran must limit ballistic missile production.

pic.twitter.com/6KAwh0Olgb— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) May 3, 2026

Majority in U.S. Who Follow The Conflict Closely Think America is Winning War with Iran 👀 https://t.co/eZk2pN2ory— Nokoo 🇻🇦 (@NokooTV) May 3, 2026

The survey was conducted online within the U.S. among 2,745 registered voters. 

The poll showed that 69 percent of the GOP said that the country is on the “right track,” compared to 19 percent of Democrats and 22 percent of independent voters. 

Poll respondents said that inflation and affordability are the most important issues facing them, followed by restoring basic American values and immigration. 

Poll respondents said that Trump’s most popular policies are lowering prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients and low-income patients, deporting illegal aliens who have committed crimes, and eliminating waste and fraud within the government. 

About 74 percent of poll respondents said that it is in the U.S’s interest to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 

About 74 percent of poll respondents said that they support Israel over Hamas. 

Nearly 80 percent of poll respondents said that Trump was right to agree to a ceasefire, while 57 percent said that the president was right to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. 

About 34 percent of people who follow the conflict closely said that Iran has lost its nuclear capability, while 65 percent said that Iran is rebuilding its nuclear capability. 

The poll showed that over half of the people who follow the conflict closely supported the military airstrikes in Iran, while 44 percent oppose them. 

Meanwhile, voters indicated strong support for key conditions to reach a deal with Iran. 

Nearly 80 percent said that Iran must stop supporting terror proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas. 

Seventy-eight percent said that Iran must stop executing protesters, while 75 percent said that Iran must recognize the right of Israel to exist. 

About 74 percent said that Iran must cede control of the Strait of Hormuz and never block ships or charge tolls, while 72 percent said that Iran must be limited in its production of ballistic missiles, and 71 percent said that Iran must give up the right to enrich any uranium and surrender its enriched uranium. 

About two out of three respondents said that Trump should insist on all of the above points to reach a deal. About 54 percent of respondents said that the U.S. has the upper hand in negotiations. 



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blockade; iran; poll; war

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1 posted on 05/03/2026 9:13:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Harvard poll.

Well there it is


2 posted on 05/03/2026 9:19:39 PM PDT by Bayard
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To: SeekAndFind

It would have been 99% if the damn princesses with the blue hair and beards in the media didn’t participate.


3 posted on 05/03/2026 9:19:44 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Remember, King Hakeem and his butt buddy, Schumer are still going to try to reopen the border.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If these polls say 74% its probably closer to 85% in true polling !


4 posted on 05/03/2026 9:25:44 PM PDT by cquiggy (Ck)
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To: SeekAndFind

A Harris-associated poll???
76%
Yikes!

Must mean 99% is the actual number...


5 posted on 05/03/2026 9:27:40 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Too much reading for my old eyes this late at night. But I did take a look at that pie chart. There aren’t any “I don’t know” responses. I find that odd.

Perhaps a huge number of respondents said “I don’t know”, and their answers were simply discarded. If so, the quoted percentages don’t mean much.


6 posted on 05/03/2026 9:43:17 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: SeekAndFind

In before the Iran cheerleading squad says all is lost and it was a waste of effort.


7 posted on 05/03/2026 10:08:33 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: SeekAndFind

26% of the American public are traitors and liars.


8 posted on 05/03/2026 10:18:10 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump )
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To: SeekAndFind

What? Aren’t they listening to our media and celebrities?🤣


9 posted on 05/03/2026 10:24:08 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: SeekAndFind
Starting to look like Korea. Eneless truce, no resolution. Fish or cut bait.

10 posted on 05/03/2026 11:45:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Iran’s oil wells will soon be rapidly degrading because they have nowhere to put the oil. It’s just a matter of time watching them bleed out. Hopefully Artesh (the regular military) will step in and behead the IRGC before that IRGC kills the whole country.

Every hour that passes puts the whole nation of Iran at greater risk of the murder-suicide that is the IRGC. The IRGC only has 15% support among all Iranians. Is Artesh going to watch the 85% die a slow, painful death in order to make sure the 15% are in control until everybody is dead? That is the dilemma that is playing out in the minds of every one of those guys right now.


11 posted on 05/04/2026 12:04:44 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: Bayard

Someone said that the price of gas will soon come down..


12 posted on 05/04/2026 12:23:07 AM PDT by A strike (Drool Britannia)
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To: butterdezillion

“Iran’s oil wells will soon be rapidly degrading because they have nowhere to put the oil.”

ummm... What about the inability of the Gulf states allies of the US to export ANY oil while Iran continues to export some of theirs ?


13 posted on 05/04/2026 12:31:58 AM PDT by A strike (Drool Britannia)
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To: SeekAndFind

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/19/2023/mark-penns-harvard-poll-is-driving-coverage-of-israel-but-should-it


14 posted on 05/04/2026 1:04:35 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SeekAndFind

Too bad so many fools on this forum disagree.


15 posted on 05/04/2026 1:13:58 AM PDT by MagaMatt (Sapere aude.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The #EneMedia deserves the same treatment we’re giving Iran.


16 posted on 05/04/2026 1:23:39 AM PDT by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see. #MAGA-A)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Blockade of Iran’s ports is causing more pain to Iran then bombing military targets. If Iran can’t defend their own ports, it is obvious they have lost the war with their navy sitting at bottom of the sea.


17 posted on 05/04/2026 2:23:40 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship. Instead of praying, I did more work & became more wealthy. )
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