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The country is, once again, divided along partisan lines, this time over the U.S. joining Israel in military strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
Such was the case on Capitol Hill this week as congressional Democrats railed against the “unconstitutionality” of President Donald Trump ordering attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, while most Republican lawmakers celebrated his bold move to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capability.
Forty-two percent of voters support the U.S. strikes against Iran, while 51% oppose them, according to the Quinnipiac University poll, conducted between June 22-24 in the days after the U.S. strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan in Iran.
The results were split along party lines, with 81% of Republicans supporting the strikes compared to 75% of Democrats opposing them. Sixty percent of independents opposed the strikes, while 35% supported them.
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President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington June 21, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
“No ambivalence from Republicans on the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites. By a large margin, GOP voters give full-throated support to the mission,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.
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Half of voters, at 50%, think the strikes would make Americans less safe, while 42% said they would make Americans safer.
Results were once again split along party lines. Seventy-six percent of Democrats said striking Iran’s nuclear program would make Americans less safe, while 80% of Republicans said it would make Americans safer.
According to the poll, nearly 8 in 10 voters are either very concerned, 44%, or somewhat concerned, 34%, about the…
