
Poll Shows Strong Republican Support for Trump’s Iran War Despite Talk of Party Divisions
A new survey indicates that Republican voters remain firmly behind President Trump’s decision to launch military action against Iran, pushing back on claims of significant divisions within the party.
According to polling conducted by J.L. Partners and shared with The New York Post, overwhelming support exists among likely Republican voters for Operation Epic Fury. The data shows that 83% either “strongly” or “somewhat” back the military campaign, while only 9% express opposition.
The survey also found that most respondents favor continuing the offensive. Nearly three-quarters—74%—said the United States should press forward until Iran’s military strength is fully dismantled, compared to 16% who believe the war should end immediately.
When asked whom they trust more on matters related to the conflict, Republican voters overwhelmingly sided with Trump over media personalities who have voiced criticism. While figures like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly have taken issue with the war, 83% of respondents said they trust Trump’s judgment more, while just 6% indicated greater confidence in the former Fox News hosts.
Similarly, 84% said they align more closely with Trump’s approach to foreign policy, compared to 6% who favor the views of Carlson and Kelly. Another 85% reported taking the president more seriously on global affairs than commentators and podcast hosts, with only 6% saying otherwise.
Trump has mostly avoided directly addressing criticism from Carlson and Kelly, though he did publicly defend talk radio host Mark Levin, who has strongly supported the war and recently clashed with Kelly.
“Mark Levin, a truly Great American Patriot, is somewhat under siege by other people with far less Intellect, Capability, and Love for our Country,” the president wrote on Truth Social on the evening of March 15.
“He is a true Conservative, and Intellect, far smarter than those who criticize him but, above all, he is a man of Great Wisdom and Common Sense who truly loves our Country,” Trump went on. “When you hear others unfairly attack Mark, remember that they are jealous and angry Human Beings, whose ‘sway’ is much less than the Public understands, and will, now that they know where I stand, rapidly diminish.”
“Those that speak ill of Mark will quickly fall by the wayside, as do the people whose ideas, policies, and footings are not sound. THEY ARE NOT MAGA, I AM, and MAGA includes not allowing Iran, a Sick, Demented, and Violent Terrorist Regime, to have a Nuclear Weapon to blow up the United States of America, the Middle East and, ultimately, the rest of the World. MAGA is about stopping them cold, and that is exactly what we are doing.”
The poll further suggests that Trump’s position on Iran could play a major role in upcoming elections. A significant 78% of Republican voters said they would be more inclined to support a congressional candidate who backs the military campaign, while just 10% said they would favor a candidate opposed to it.
On the other hand, candidates aligned with critics like Carlson and Kelly could face resistance within the party. A majority of respondents—55%—said they would be less likely to vote for such candidates, while only 19% said they would be more likely to support them.
The survey was conducted between March 17 and March 18 among 1,018 likely Republican voters and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.