A recent survey from Napolitan News finds that 26% of voters are following the war in Iran Very Closely. That's up 3 from the end of August, and 6 from August 11, likely tied to escalating tensions in the region.

Still, in the larger context, voter attention on Iran has fallen dramatically since early June. After hitting 31% on June 3-4, less than 30% of voters have said they are focused on Iran Very Closely in 8 of the last 9 surveys. Before that, just 2 of 24 surveys were below 30%. It reached as high as 40% on March 18-19.

Some Context

The current 26% following Iran Very Closely is roughly the same as the 27% who said they were following the Epstein files Very Closely at the height of that story. And, while that was certainly a media circus, for voters, the Epstein story was not a vote-defining event, however repulsive it was.

Looking at a recent open-ended question, just 9% now consider Iran the top issue facing our nation*. That's the first time that number has been in single digits since the war began, and places 4th on that list. That's just the second time Iran hasn't made the top 3.

Voters overwhelmingly place the economy as the top concern (36%), while politics in general brings in a distant second at 14%. It is likely that Iran receives as much attention as it does precisely for its affect on the economy. Indeed, even with 27% of people following the Epstein files closely, that event barely cracked the top-10 in our regular open ended questions.

*When tracking open-ended responses throughout the war in Iran, we have grouped foreign policy, Iran, and war into a single category.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 14-15, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.