Poll Finds Record Share of U.S. Voters Say America Is Too Supportive of Israel

A record share of American voters now say the United States is “too supportive” of Israel, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday.

The survey found that 48% of registered voters believe U.S. support for Israel is too strong, the highest level since Quinnipiac began asking the question in 2017. Another 38% said American support for Israel is “about right,” while just 7% said the U.S. is not supportive enough.

The poll points to a widening political challenge for Israel in Washington, especially among Democrats and independent voters.

The divide was sharp by party. Among Democrats, 66% said the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, while only 18% said support is about right and 9% said America is not supportive enough. Among independents, 55% said the U.S. is too supportive of Israel. Republicans remained far more supportive, with 69% saying American backing for Israel is about right and 20% saying it is too much.

The survey also found broad opposition to the recent U.S. military action against Iran. Sixty percent of voters said the intervention was “not worth it,” compared with 34% who said it was worth it.

Here too, the partisan split was clear. Ninety-three percent of Democrats said the Iran action was not worth it, as did 66% of independents. Among Republicans, 75% said it was worth it.

Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy said the findings showed growing public resistance to both the Iran campaign and current levels of American support for Israel.

“After months of diplomatic fits and starts, global economic repercussions and a broad loss of life in the region, a majority of voters make their feelings clear: the Iran war was a bad idea,” Malloy said.

The poll also found weak numbers for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among American voters. Forty-eight percent said they view Netanyahu unfavorably, compared with 20% who view him favorably. Another 30% said they had not heard enough about him.

“Netanyahu gets poor marks from American voters as their appetite for supporting Israel wanes, with the share of voters who think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel hitting a new high,” Malloy said.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has also become a significant issue in congressional politics. Quinnipiac found that 41% of voters listed it as one of the issues important to their decision-making in U.S. House races. That placed it below the cost of living, health care and immigration, but above issues including artificial intelligence data centers and Donald Trump.

The poll comes amid a broader shift in American opinion. Recent surveys by Pew and Gallup have also shown declining support for Israel and Netanyahu, particularly among Democrats, independents and younger voters.

At the same time, Quinnipiac found that 67% of voters believe prejudice against Jewish people is either a very serious or somewhat serious problem in the United States, while 62% said the same about prejudice against Muslims.

The poll was conducted from June 18 to 22 among 1,165 self-identified registered voters, with a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.