46% of Voters Say U.S. Should Recognize Palestine if Allies Do

Publication Date: 10/02/2025 6:00 AM CST

46% of Voters Say U.S. Should Recognize Palestine if Allies Do

Publication: 10/02/2025 6:00 AM CST

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Almost half (46%) of voters said that if most of our international allies decide to recognize Palestine, the U.S. should recognize it, too.
- That is up three points from our survey in August.
- Almost one third (29%) say the U.S. should not recognize Palestine, up 4 points from August.
- The opinions are divided along party lines. Only 30% of Republicans, compared to 66% of Democrats, say the U.S. should recognize Palestine.
Forty-two percent (42%) consider Israel to be an ally of the United States, and only 12% consider it an enemy.
- That is down 10 points from February, and down 19 from 2024.
- Again, Republicans and Democrats are divided, with 60% of Republicans saying Israel is an ally, but only 27% of Democrats agreeing.
- Almost half of Democrats (45%) say that Israel is somewhere between an ally and an enemy.
On the other hand, only 14% of voters consider the Palestinian groups in Gaza to be allies of the United States, and 29% consider them to be enemies.
- Republicans and Democrats have mixed views with only 13% (Rs) and 16% (Ds) thinking the Palestinian groups are allies. However, 45% of Republicans and 14% of Democrats say the groups are enemies.
- One quarter (28%) of Republicans and 48% of Democrats say the groups are somewhere in between.
- The 35-44 age group is evenly divided: 25% say Palestinian groups are allies, 25% say enemies, 24% say somewhere in between, and 26% are not sure.
- Almost half of Evangelical Christians (48%) say that the Palestinian groups are enemies.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 29-30, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.