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(White house clouds)           Table of contents Toggle Table of Contents         Executive Summary   A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll of 1,000 respondents conducted Aug. 21-26 finds broad disapproval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran war and a further decline in the approval of his presidency. More than two-thirds of the survey’s 1,000 respondents disapprove of the way Trump has handled the war, and nearly as many now express disapproval in how he is handling his job overall. The president’s overall job approval has decreased by one percentage point since March, to 32%, with disapproval in his performance now reaching 64%.         Press Release   (https://www.umass.edu/news/article/new-umass-amherst-poll-finds-over-two-thirds-americans-disapprove-president-trumps) Visit our UMass Amherst Office of News and Media Relations for the Press Release Visit our UMass Amherst Office of News and Media Relations for the Press Release        Trump Job Approval   “With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran, the continued rise in the price of gas, groceries, utilities, and housing, an escalating trade war with Canada, and the likelihood of higher interest rates, it comes as no surprise that Trump’s approval rating remains at a paltry 32%, a 1-percentage-point drop since we last polled in March 2026,” says Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll. “With the midterm elections just two months away, the clock is ticking for President Trump and the Republican Party to offer solutions to the nation’s most pressing problems. A failure to do so will likely result not only in a continued decline in the President’s approval rating but could also put Republican control of the House of Representatives and possibly the U.S. Senate increasingly at risk.”          View data table Data table for Donald Trump Overall Job Approval, over time (N=1,000) Category Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Not Sure   July 2025 21 17 9 49 4  Mar. 2026 16 17 9 53 6  Aug. 2026 14 18 10 54 3           Trump Issue Performance   “Arguably, Trump’s unpopularity is largely a problem of his own making,” says Jesse Rhodes, professor of political science at UMass Amherst and co-director of the poll. “Huge majorities of Americans say that Trump is not handling the war in Iran (68%), inflation (75%) and jobs (63%) well. Of course, these issues are related—Trump’s choice to attack Iran, and subsequent mismanagement of the conflict, have contributed materially to inflation and the soft economy. Moreover, his decisions to take gifts from foreign nations and profit from various businesses while in office appear to have led many Americans to express concerns about corruption in his presidency, as fully two-thirds of Americans (67%) say he hasn’t handled corruption in government well. Although presidential approval predictably decays over time, Trump’s own decisions have likely made this problem worse than it would otherwise be.”  “While a candidate for president in 2024, Trump consistently promised Americans that he, unlike Joe Biden, would tackle the nation’s affordability crisis head-on and begin lowering inflation on day one of his presidency,” Nteta says. “A little more than a year and a half into his presidency, however, Americans continue to experience rising costs for groceries, gas, utilities, health care, and housing, with inflation now higher than when Biden left office. Americans have taken note, giving Trump low marks for his handling of inflation, with a whopping 75% indicating that he has not handled inflation well during his time in office. If the 2026 midterm election becomes a referendum on the economy and the nation’s affordability crisis, the Republican Party could be facing a serious threat to its control of both houses of Congress.”          View data table Data table for Trump Issue Performance, Aug 2026 (N=1,000) Category Very Well Somewhat Well Not Too Well Not Well At All Don't Know   Inflation 7 15 18 57 4  Immigration 24 13 9 50 3  Jobs 11 20 15 48 7  Iran/War with Iran 10 15 13 55 7  Working with allies in global affairs 11 19 12 52 7  Artificial Intelligence 5 18 14 43 20  Corruption in government 10 16 11 56 7           2024 Election Voter Regret   “Presenting anecdotal evidence of Americans who regret casting their 2024 ballot for Trump has become something of a media cottage industry in the last two years,” Theodoridis says. “We have been tracking regret to see whether the numbers match the narrative. There are no takebacks in electoral politics, but around 15% of Trump voters now tell us they might or would vote differently or not vote at all if they had it to do over again. This is hardly a mass exodus from the Trump tent, but is enough that it certainly could’ve been decisive against Trump in what was a relatively close 2024 election. More notably, though, there are now clear, consistent signs of an erosion trend," says Alexander Theodoridis, associate professor of political science and co-director of the UMass Poll.           View data table Data table for Trump Voters (N=262) Label Value   I would vote for Donald Trump 84  I would vote for Kamala Harris 2  I would vote for a third party candidate 7  I would not vote 7            View data table Data table for Harris Voters (N=360) Label Value   I would vote for Donald Trump 0  I would vote for Kamala Harris 93  I would vote for a third party candidate 5  I would not vote 1            View data table Data table for Non-Voters (N=361) Label Value   I would vote for Donald Trump 20  I would vote for Kamala Harris 27  I would vote for a third party candidate 14  I would not vote 40           Approval of Military Actions Against Iran   “Six months into the war with Iran, with reports of the nation’s military stockpiles dwindling, the Strait of Hormuz still under the control of the Iranian government, and the prospects for a peaceful settlement to the conflict diminishing, we find that a majority of Americans (54%) disapprove of U.S. military actions in Iran, while nearly 7 in 10 (68%) view President Donald Trump’s handling of the war negatively,” says Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll.  “Americans are overwhelmingly negative about Trump on the Iran situation,” says Raymond La Raja, professor of political science at UMass Amherst and co-director of the poll. “Only 1 in 4 Americans thinks he is handling Iran well. The real divide is increasingly between Trump’s hardcore MAGA base and almost everyone else. Among Republicans who identify very strongly with MAGA, 87% approve of Trump’s handling of Iran. But that falls to 58% among Republicans who are ‘somewhat MAGA’ and just 30% among Republicans who say they are ‘not MAGA at all.’ The more loosely attached Republicans are to the MAGA identity, the more skeptical they are of the war.”          View data table Data table for Do you approve or disapprove of the recent U.S. military actions against Iran? (N=1,000) Category Strongly approve Somewhat approve Neither Approve Nor Disapprove Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove   August 2026 15 11 20 13 41           Methodology   Field Dates:  August 21 –26, 2026  Sample:  1,000 Respondents  Margin of Error:  3.5%   The respondents were matched to a sampling frame on gender, age, race, and education. The sampling frame was constructed by stratified sampling from the full 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year sample with selection within strata by weighted sampling with replacements (using the person weights on the public use file). The matched cases were weighted to the sampling frame using propensity scores. The matched cases and the frame were combined and a logistic regression was estimated for inclusion in the frame. The propensity score function included age, gender, race/ethnicity, years of education, region, and home ownership. The propensity scores were grouped into deciles of the estimated propensity score in the frame and post-stratified according to these deciles. The weights were then raked (iterative proportional fitting) on 2024 presidential vote choice and post-stratified using a four-way stratification of gender, age (4-categories), race (4-categories), and education (4-categories), to produce the final weight. (https://www.umass.edu/poll/methodology) (Methodology) Read more about the UMass Poll's methodology   (https://www.umass.edu/poll/about) (About the UMass Poll) Read more about the contributing members of the UMass Poll team          Toplines   View the toplines from  the Aug 31, 2026 National Public Opinion Poll release regarding Trump's approval rating.        (https://www.umass.edu/poll/sites/default/files/2026-08/TrumpIranAugust2026NationalPollToplines_0.pdf?1788208552) Download Toplines   This PDF contains the official toplines from this poll. Toplines are the raw question‑and‑answer results from the poll—showing exactly how people answered each question before any analysis or interpretation is added.        President Donald Trump Approval (N=1,000) Do you approve or disapprove of the way each is doing their job? President Donald Trump President Donald Trump Job Approval, August 2026, March 2026, and July 2025 (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Survey Date Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Not Sure   Aug. 2026 14% 18% 10% 54% 3%  Mar. 2026 16% 17% 9% 53% 6%  Jul. 2025 21% 17% 9% 49% 4%    Trump Issue Performance (N=1,000) How well would you say that President Trump has handled… How well has President Trump handled each issue? (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Issue Very Well Somewhat Well Not Too Well Not Well At All Don’t Know  Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026 Jul. 2025 Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026 Jul. 2025 Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026 Jul. 2025 Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026 Jul. 2025 Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026 Jul. 2025   Inflation? 7% 9% 14% 15% 15% 17% 18% 17% 16% 57% 54% 47% 4% 5% 5%  Immigration? 24% 24% 29% 13% 11% 12% 9% 9% 10% 50% 51% 44% 3% 4% 4%  Jobs? 11% 11% 18% 20% 19% 19% 15% 14% 13% 48% 47% 42% 7% 8% 8%  Iran?/War with Iran? 10% 16% 21% 15% 13% 15% 13% 11% 12% 55% 52% 39% 7% 9% 13%  Working with allies in global affairs? 11% N/A N/A 19% N/A N/A 12% N/A N/A 52% N/A N/A 7% N/A N/A  Artificial Intelligence? 5% 7% N/A 18% 18% N/A 14% 14% N/A 43% 36% N/A 20% 24% N/A  Corruption in government? 10% N/A N/A 16% N/A N/A 11% N/A N/A 56% N/A N/A 7% N/A N/A    Expectations of Trump's Performance by Party Affiliation (N=1,000) Compared to your expectations when Trump took office in January 2025, has Trump’s performance as president been better, worse, or about what you expected? Expectations of Trump’s performance compared to January 2025 expectations, by party affiliation (Unit: percent) Response All Respondents (N=1,000) Republican Respondents (N=341) Democratic Respondents (N=440) Independent Respondents (N=219)   Much better than I expected 7% 16% 1% 3%  Somewhat better than I expected 8% 19% 1% 4%  About what I expected 28% 38% 19% 27%  Somewhat worse than I expected 18% 16% 21% 15%  Much worse than I expected 39% 11% 58% 52%    Feelings about 2024 presidential vote choice, by voter group and survey date (Regret) Only asked of respondents who indicated that they voted in the 2024 election.  President Donald Trump has been in office for three/seven months. In light of his time in office, which of the following comes closest to how you feel about your choice for president in the 2024 presidential election? – April 2025 & July 2025 Which of the following comes closest to how you feel about your choice for president in the 2024 presidential election? – March 2026 & August 2026 Feelings about 2024 presidential vote choice, by voter group and survey date (Unit: percent) Response Harris Voters Trump Voters  Aug. 2026 (N=360) March 2026 (N=335) July 2025 (N=331) April 2025 (N=367) Aug. 2026 (N=263) March 2026 (N=303) July 2025 (N=327) April 2025 (N=364)   I feel very confident that I made the right choice. 82% 81% 78% 78% 58% 62% 69% 74%  I still feel confident about my vote, though I have some concerns. 11% 10% 9% 4% 22% 21% 19% 19%  I have mixed feelings about my vote now. 2% 3% 2% 3% 9% 7% 6% 4%  I have some regrets and might choose differently today. 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% 3% 2% 1%  I regret my vote and would vote differently if I could. 1% 0% 1% 1% 3% 5% 1% 2%  I would rather not have voted. 2% 6% 9% 14% 6% 2% 3% 1%    Feelings about decision not to vote in 2024, by survey date (Regret Not Voting) (N=332) Only asked of respondents who indicated that they did not vote in the 2024 election.  President Donald Trump has been in office for three months. In light of his time in office, which of the following comes closest to how you feel about your decision to not vote in the 2024 presidential election? – April 2025 President Donald Trump has been in office for seven months. In light of his time in office, which of the following comes closest to how you feel about your decision to not vote in the 2024 presidential election? – July 2025 Which of the following comes closest to how you feel about your decision to not vote in the 2024 presidential election? – March 2026 & August 2026 Feelings about decision not to vote in 2024, by survey date (N=332; Unit: percent) Response Aug. 2026 March 2026 July 2025 April 2025   I feel very confident that I made the right decision to not vote. 37% 47% 40% 49%  I still feel confident about my decision to not vote, though I have some concerns. 12% 12% 14% 15%  I have mixed feelings about my decision to not vote now. 22% 16% 18% 12%  I regret my decision to not vote and would vote for Kamala Harris if I had to do it over again. 13% 13% 15% 12%  I regret my decision to not vote and would vote for Donald Trump if I had to do it over again. 6% 5% 7% 7%  I regret my decision to not vote and would vote for a candidate other than Kamala Harris or Donald Trump if I had to do it over again. 9% 7% 6% 4%    Regret 3 If you could go back and make your decision about the 2024 presidential election over again, how would you vote? If you could go back and make your decision about the 2024 presidential election over again, how would you vote? (Unit: percent) Response Aug. 2026 March 2026 July 2025  Harris Voters (N=360) Trump Voters (N=262) Non-Voters (N=361) Harris Voters (N=335) Trump Voters (N=303) Non-Voters (N=312) Harris Voters (N=311) Trump Voters (N=327) Non-Voters (N=324)   I would vote for Donald Trump 0% 84% 20% 1% 84% 14% 2% 86% 18%  I would vote for Kamala Harris 93% 2% 27% 91% 6% 24% 92% 6% 31%  I would vote for a third party candidate 5% 7% 14% 6% 4% 11% 3% 5% 9%  I would not vote 1% 7% 40% 2% 6% 51% 3% 3% 41%    Iran Approval (N=1,000) Do you approve or disapprove of the recent U.S. military actions against Iran? Approval of recent U.S. military actions against Iran, August 2026 and March 2026 (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Response Aug. 2026 Mar. 2026   Strongly approve 15% 16%  Somewhat approve 11% 13%  Neither Approve Nor Disapprove 20% 17%  Somewhat disapprove 13% 12%  Strongly disapprove 41% 42%    Agreement with statements about the war with Iran (N=1,000) Agreement with statements about the war with Iran (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Statement Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Neither Agree Nor Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree   The United States should have gone to war with Iran. 15% 12% 17% 12% 43%  The United States is winning the war with Iran. 11% 14% 28% 11% 36%    Agreement with statements about attacking Iran (N=1,000) Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements. Attacking Iran… Agreement with statements about attacking Iran (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Attacking Iran… Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree Neither Agree Nor Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Disagree   is putting America first. 15% 12% 19% 12% 43%  increased the cost of gas and groceries. 58% 22% 12% 3% 4%  has made the U.S. safer. 11% 12% 21% 16% 41%  will prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon in the future. 15% 16% 22% 17% 31%  will make the world more stable. 13% 13% 20% 14% 40%  was a mistake. 43% 12% 17% 12% 15%  has weakened the American military’s ability to respond to other conflicts around the world. 32% 23% 22% 12% 10%    Demographic Breakdown of the University of Massachusetts Amherst August 2026 National Poll Sample demographic breakdown (N=1,000; Unit: percent) Category Group Percentage   Gender Men 49%  Women 51%  Age 18-29 20%  30-54 41%  >55 39%  Education HS or less 37%  Some Coll. 18%  Coll. Deg. 32%  Postgrad 13%  Income <$40K 36%  $40K-$100K 38%  >$100K 26%  Party ID Democrat 40%  Independent 22%  Republican 38%  Ideology Liberal 29%  Moderate 35%  Conservative 36%  Race White 70%  African American 13%  Hispanic 12%  Asian 5%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 49%  Trump 51%  MAGA (Republican respondents only) Not at all MAGA 32%  Somewhat MAGA 37%  Very Much MAGA 31%  DSA (Democratic respondents only) Not at all DSA 46%  Somewhat DSA 42%  Very Much DSA 12%           Crosstabs   View the crosstabs View the toplines from  the Aug 31, 2026 National Public Opinion Poll release regarding Trump's approval rating.        (https://www.umass.edu/poll/sites/default/files/2026-08/TrumpIranAugust2026NationalPollCrosstabs_0.pdf?1788208552) Download Crosstabs   This PDF contains the official crosstabs from this poll. Crosstabs break the raw question-and-answer results out by different groups of respondents, such as age, gender, or party affiliation, showing how answers vary across the population.        Trump Approval (% Approve), by demographic group and survey date Trump Approval (% Approve), by demographic group and survey date   Aug. 2026 March 2026 July 2025 April 2025   Gender Men 36% 36% 39% 48%  Women 29% 29% 35% 39%  Age 18-29 16% 19% 27% 28%  30-54 28% 28% 32% 44%  >55 45% 42% 48% 50%  Education HS or less 35% 33% 42% 48%  Some Coll. 33% 30% 37% 46%  Coll. Deg. 30% 33% 34% 40%  Postgrad 29% 30% 31% 36%  Income <$40k 30% 26% 35% 47%  $40k-$100k 31% 33% 39% 39%  >100k 37% 38% 37% 47%  Party ID Dem. 1% 2% 3% 6%  Ind. 14% 18% 21% 31%  Rep. 75% 81% 84% 89%  Ideology Lib 2% 4% 3% 5%  Mod. 23% 23% 30% 41%  Cons. 74% 75% 80% 83%  Race White 41% 41% 45% 49%  African American 8% 8% 19% 28%  Latino 17% 23% 29% 37%  Asian 24% 11% 12% 27%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 1% 1% 4% 7%  Trump 77% 76% 83% 87%  MAGA* Not At All 47% 50% N/A  Somewhat 79% 85% N/A  Very Much 99% 96% N/A  DSA** Not At All 1% N/A  Somewhat 2% N/A  Very Much 2% N/A    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. Trump Issue Performance (% Handled Well), by demographic group and issue area Trump Issue Performance (% Handled Well), by demographic group and issue area   Inflation Immigration Jobs Iran Allies A.I. Corruption   Gender Men 22% 44% 35% 27% 33% 29% 30%  Women 20% 32% 26% 22% 27% 18% 22%  Age 18-29 11% 23% 21% 14% 19% 10% 13%  30-54 16% 33% 25% 19% 23% 19% 18%  >55 32% 50% 41% 35% 42% 33% 40%  Education HS or less 21% 42% 33% 26% 31% 25% 27%  Some Coll. 23% 37% 33% 25% 31% 19% 28%  Coll. Deg. 20% 35% 28% 22% 28% 22% 25%  Postgrad 22% 33% 27% 25% 27% 23% 22%  Income <$40k 18% 36% 28% 24% 27% 20% 24%  $40k-$100k 22% 36% 30% 24% 28% 23% 27%  >100k 26% 43% 35% 27% 34% 26% 27%  Party ID Dem. 1% 3% 4% 2% 2% 5% 1%  Ind. 7% 20% 14% 8% 11% 7% 9%  Rep. 50% 84% 68% 58% 69% 51% 62%  Ideology Lib 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2%  Mod. 11% 31% 22% 15% 20% 16% 14%  Cons. 54% 81% 67% 58% 69% 53% 63%  Race White 28% 47% 39% 31% 37% 27% 32%  African American 5% 12% 5% 7% 10% 11% 6%  Latino 10% 17% 20% 12% 13% 18% 17%  Asian 16% 23% 20% 16% 21% 25% 10%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 4% 1%  Trump 54% 85% 70% 59% 69% 50% 62%  MAGA* Not At All 20% 63% 43% 30% 39% 24% 34%  Somewhat 50% 90% 70% 58% 75% 54% 64%  Very Much 82% 98% 92% 87% 94% 74% 89%  DSA** Not At All 1% 4% 4% 1% 2% 6% 1%  Somewhat 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 4% 0%  Very Much 3% 4% 9% 4% 4% 2% 5%    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. Expectations of Trump’s performance, by demographic group Expectations of Trump’s performance, by demographic group   Better Than I Expected About What I Expected Worse Than I Expected   Gender Men 18% 27% 55%  Women 13% 28% 58%  Age 18-29 9% 34% 57%  30-54 10% 28% 61%  >55 24% 23% 52%  Education HS or less 17% 28% 54%  Some Coll. 16% 30% 54%  Coll. Deg. 14% 24% 62%  Postgrad 14% 29% 57%  Income <$40k 16% 24% 60%  $40k-$100k 16% 29% 56%  >100k 14% 28% 57%  Party ID Dem. 2% 19% 79%  Ind. 7% 27% 67%  Rep. 35% 38% 28%  Ideology Lib 2% 18% 80%  Mod. 11% 24% 66%  Cons. 36% 35% 29%  Race White 18% 29% 53%  African American 4% 24% 72%  Latino 15% 24% 61%  Asian 12% 33% 55%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 1% 16% 83%  Trump 36% 35% 29%  MAGA* Not At All 16% 35% 49%  Somewhat 28% 49% 23%  Very Much 62% 27% 11%  DSA** Not At All 4% 16% 80%  Somewhat 0% 18% 82%  Very Much 0% 30% 70%    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. 2024 Vote Choice Redux Among Trump Voters, by demographic group and survey date 2024 Vote Choice Redux Among Trump Voters, by demographic group and survey date   Aug. 2026 March 2026 July 2025  Would Vote For Trump Would Not Vote for Trump Would Vote For Trump Would Not Vote For Trump Would Vote for Trump Would Not Vote For Trump   Gender Men 86% 14% 84% 16% 82% 18%  Women 83% 17% 84% 16% 89% 11%  Age 18-29 67% 33% 75% 25% 79% 21%  30-54 77% 23% 74% 26% 78% 22%  >55 93% 7% 92% 8% 92% 8%  Education HS or less 89% 11% 88% 12% 87% 13%  Some Coll. 94% 6% 76% 24% 86% 14%  Coll. Deg. 75% 25% 86% 14% 83% 17%  Postgrad 88% 12% 80% 20% 86% 14%  Income <$40k 83% 17% 79% 21% 82% 18%  $40k-$100k 89% 11% 84% 16% 87% 13%  >100k 81% 19% 89% 11% 83% 17%  Party ID Dem. 16% 84% 12% 88% 14% 86%  Ind. 68% 32% 69% 31% 58% 42%  Rep. 88% 12% 93% 7% 94% 6%  Ideology Lib 64% 36% 34% 66% 22% 78%  Mod. 79% 21% 69% 31% 74% 26%  Cons. 86% 14% 95% 5% 94% 6%  Race White 85% 15% 85% 15% 91% 9%  African American 59% 41% 65% 35% 74% 26%  Latino 90% 10% 90% 10% 73% 27%  Asian 83% 17% 100% 0% 30% 70%  MAGA* Not At All 84% 16% 73% 27% N/A  Somewhat 73% 27% 96% 4% N/A  Very Much 89% 11% 99% 1% N/A    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents. Iran Approval, by demographic group and survey date Iran Approval, by demographic group and survey date   Aug. 2026 March 2026  Approve Neither Disapprove Approve Neither Disapprove   Gender Men 32% 13% 55% 34% 15% 51%  Women 20% 27% 53% 23% 20% 57%  Age 18-29 14% 21% 65% 17% 23% 60%  30-54 19% 26% 55% 21% 22% 57%  >55 39% 13% 48% 40% 11% 49%  Education HS or less 25% 27% 48% 30% 22% 48%  Some Coll. 27% 19% 54% 23% 21% 56%  Coll. Deg. 26% 15% 59% 30% 14% 56%  Postgrad 25% 16% 60% 30% 8% 62%  Income <$40k 24% 25% 50% 24% 24% 52%  $40k-$100k 25% 19% 56% 31% 14% 55%  >100k 31% 13% 56% 31% 13% 56%  Party ID Dem. 3% 13% 84% 2% 7% 90%  Ind. 8% 31% 61% 14% 31% 55%  Rep. 60% 21% 19% 73% 17% 10%  Ideology Lib 2% 6% 91% 3% 7% 90%  Mod. 17% 24% 59% 19% 20% 61%  Cons. 60% 18% 22% 69% 15% 16%  Race White 33% 18% 49% 35% 15% 49%  African American 7% 24% 69% 10% 24% 66%  Latino 11% 28% 60% 22% 18% 60%  Asian 20% 28% 52% 16% 23% 61%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 3% 9% 88% 1% 6% 93%  Trump 61% 17% 22% 67% 16% 17%  MAGA* Not At All 39% 24% 37% 60% 19% 21%  Somewhat 60% 24% 15% 70% 20% 9%  Very Much 82% 14% 4% 84% 12% 4%  DSA** Not At All 4% 20% 76% N/A  Somewhat 1% 9% 90% N/A  Very Much 5% 2% 94% N/A    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. Attacking Iran . . . (% Agree), by demographic group Attacking Iran . . . (% Agree), by demographic group   is putting America first. increased the cost of gas and groceries. has made the U.S. safer. will prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon will make the world more stable. was a mistake. has weakened the American military   Gender Men 31% 84% 28% 36% 30% 56% 58%  Women 22% 77% 18% 25% 21% 56% 53%  Age 18-29 15% 80% 13% 18% 12% 61% 56%  30-54 21% 77% 19% 25% 20% 56% 57%  >55 37% 84% 32% 42% 38% 53% 54%  Education HS or less 28% 77% 24% 34% 26% 51% 49%  Some Coll. 27% 77% 26% 31% 28% 57% 54%  Coll. Deg. 25% 86% 22% 26% 25% 59% 61%  Postgrad 24% 81% 18% 30% 23% 62% 65%  Income <$40k 26% 77% 22% 32% 23% 52% 54%  $40k-$100k 25% 82% 22% 28% 26% 58% 53%  >100k 28% 80% 26% 32% 28% 58% 63%  Party ID Dem. 4% 88% 3% 8% 4% 83% 72%  Ind. 16% 77% 13% 16% 10% 60% 58%  Rep. 55% 75% 50% 62% 57% 25% 37%  Ideology Lib 2% 89% 3% 5% 4% 88% 76%  Mod. 17% 83% 17% 24% 16% 62% 59%  Cons. 58% 76% 50% 62% 58% 26% 41%  Race White 32% 82% 28% 37% 32% 51% 54%  African American 15% 82% 13% 16% 8% 76% 63%  Latino 18% 74% 15% 23% 18% 56% 52%  Asian 22% 74% 10% 23% 15% 49% 55%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 3% 91% 3% 5% 4% 89% 82%  Trump 60% 74% 53% 63% 58% 22% 36%  MAGA* Not At All 29% 81% 22% 39% 35% 45% 55%  Somewhat 57% 74% 51% 60% 56% 19% 34%  Very Much 81% 69% 78% 89% 82% 11% 23%  DSA** Not At All 6% 87% 4% 13% 4% 76% 65%  Somewhat 3% 92% 1% 3% 3% 92% 77%  Very Much 4% 83% 4% 4% 7% 81% 78%    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. Iran War Statements (% Agree), by demographic group Iran War Statements (% Agree), by demographic group   The United States should have gone to war with Iran. The United States is winning the war with Iran.   Gender Men 32% 32%  Women 23% 18%  Age 18-29 21% 18%  30-54 20% 21%  >55 39% 33%  Education HS or less 28% 27%  Some Coll. 30% 28%  Coll. Deg. 27% 22%  Postgrad 25% 23%  Income <$40k 28% 25%  $40k-$100k 27% 24%  >100k 30% 27%  Party ID Dem. 8% 3%  Ind. 9% 14%  Rep. 59% 54%  Ideology Lib 7% 3%  Mod. 17% 18%  Cons. 61% 55%  Race White 34% 30%  African American 10% 15%  Latino 19% 15%  Asian 13% 17%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 8% 2%  Trump 60% 55%  MAGA* Not At All 37% 28%  Somewhat 58% 52%  Very Much 82% 84%  DSA** Not At All 10% 5%  Somewhat 5% 1%  Very Much 12% 7%    *MAGA results include only Republican respondents.**DSA results include only Democratic respondents. Demographic Breakdown of the University of Massachusetts Amherst August 2026 National Poll Sample demographic breakdown (N = 1,000) Category Group Percentage   Gender Men 49%  Women 51%  Age 18-29 20%  30-54 41%  >55 39%  Education HS or less 37%  Some Coll. 18%  Coll. Deg. 32%  Postgrad 13%  Income <$40K 36%  $40K-$100K 38%  >$100K 26%  Party ID Democrat 40%  Independent 22%  Republican 38%  Ideology Liberal 29%  Moderate 35%  Conservative 36%  Race White 70%  African American 13%  Hispanic 12%  Asian 5%  2024 Vote Choice Harris 49%  Trump 51%  MAGA* Not at all 32%  Somewhat 37%  Very Much 31%  DSA** Not at all 46%  Somewhat 42%  Very Much 12%    * MAGA results include only Republican respondents. ** DSA results include only Democratic respondents.        (Nteta Tatishe)      Contact for This Poll  Tatishe M. Nteta  Director of UMass Poll   Tatishe Nteta is a leading expert in the area of polling and public opinion. 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