Just 33% Say It's Appropriate To Attack a Foreign Nation To Overthrow Their Government

Publication Date: 03/01/2026 1:52 PM CST

Just 33% Say It's Appropriate To Attack a Foreign Nation To Overthrow Their Government

Publication: 03/01/2026 1:52 PM CST

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Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters oppose President Trump's attack on Iran, while 40% favor it.
- These numbers include 19% who Strongly Favor the attack, and 28% who Strongly Oppose it.
- Unsurprisingly, two thirds of Republicans (66%) at least Somewhat Favor the attack, while 71% of Democrats oppose it.
Even fewer (33%) say it is appropriate for the U.S. to attack a foreign nation with the goal of overthrowing the nation's government.
- Half of voters (50%) disagree, and 17% are not sure.
- A narrow majority (52%) of Republicans say it is appropriate, though 24% disagree and another 24% are undecided.
- Meanwhile, 73% of Democrats say it is not appropriate for the U.S. to attack with the goal of overthrowing a government.
Half (50%) of voters also say it is at least Somewhat Likely that this attack on Iran could lead to a wider war with China or Russia.
- Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree.
- These numbers include 15% who say it is Very Likely and 13% who say it is Not At All Likely.
However, voters generally think it's likely the operation will be a success and will overthrow the current regime.
- Fifty-five percent (55%) think it is at least Somewhat Likely, while 30% find it unlikely.
- These numbers include 23% who say it is Very Likely, while 9% say it is Not At All Likely.
- Republicans say it is likely by a margin of 74% to 14%.
- Democrats disagree, by a much smaller margin of 46% to 37%.
If, however, it became necessary to send in U.S. ground troops, only 35% support doing so.
- Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) oppose that option.
- Two thirds (64%) of voters who prefer Trump-like policies would support the action, compared to just 36% of Traditional Republicans.

See full toplines below. We will continue to update this story as it develops.

*This survey was conducted after the U.S and Israel launched the first attacks on Iran on February 28, 2026.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, February 28-March 1, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.