Views of Bahrain are mostly neutral or uncertain

Sep 22–29, 2025 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.3%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 22 to 29, 2025, 86% of Americans said they have a neutral perception of Bahrain or do not know enough about the country to have an opinion. This includes 56% who said they did not know and 30% who said neutral.

About one in ten said they have a negative perception of Bahrain (10%), and 4% said they have a positive perception. Another 1% preferred not to say.

Topline scale

86% of Americans have a neutral or no opinion of Bahrain.

What is your perception of Bahrain?

Don't know
55.9%
Neutral
29.6%
Negative
9.8%
Positive
3.7%
Prefer not to say
1.0%

n = 1,000 · Sep 22–29, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesSep 22–29, 2025
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.3%
ModuleVerasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    What is your perception of Bahrain?

    reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025

Cite this question

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.