# Views of Bahrain are mostly neutral or uncertain

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/strong-opinions-of-bahrain-are-uncommon/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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

What is your perception of Bahrain?

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#perceptions-of-bahrain](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#perceptions-of-bahrain)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#perceptions-of-bahrain](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#perceptions-of-bahrain)