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Americans broadly disapprove of a war with Iran

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Topline

72.9% of U.S. adults say the United States should not declare war on Iran and send its army and navy abroad to fight. Just 12.4% say it should, and 14.7% are unsure.

Opposition holds across age groups but peaks among the youngest adults: 88.1% of those under 30 say no, compared with 65.6% of those 65 and older.

Topline

72.9% say the U.S. should not declare war on Iran; 12.4% say it should.

Do you think the United States should declare war on Iran and send our army and navy abroad to fight?

  • No 72.9%
  • Not sure / I don't know 14.7%
  • Yes 12.4%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052

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Most say no to declaring war

72.9% of U.S. adults say the United States should not declare war on Iran and send its army and navy abroad to fight.

12.4% say it should, and 14.7% are not sure.

Opposition is strongest among young adults

88.1% of adults under 30 say the United States should not declare war, the highest opposition of any age group.

Among adults 65 and older, 65.6% oppose it, still about two-thirds.

Stacked breakdown

64.7% disagree that Canada should join the U.S. as the 51st state; 10.5% agree.

Do you agree or disagree that Canada should join the United States as the 51st state?

Strongly disagree
44.1%
Disagree
20.6%
Neither agree nor disagree
21.4%
Agree
6.8%
Strongly agree
3.7%
Don’t know
3.5%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052

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Canadian statehood meets similar resistance

Asked whether Canada should join the United States as the 51st state, 64.7% of adults disagree, the sum of 44.1% who strongly disagree and 20.6% who disagree.

Just 10.5% agree (6.8% agree plus 3.7% strongly agree), while 21.4% neither agree nor disagree.

Methodology

Full 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
2026-05-21 → 2026-05-26
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052
Sponsor
Verasight
Weight variable
weight
Weighting targets
age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052, fielded May 21-26, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026#q-13

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US adults age 18+.
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