The following are key findings from recent polls asking Americans about the blueprint for a nuclear deal announced on April 2 by Iran and the world’s six major powers and the talks in general.
AP-GfK Poll
A survey conducted by AP-GfK from April 23-27 found that a slight majority of Americans approve of the interim agreement reached by Iran and the world’s six major powers in late 2013. The following are key results:
Do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the preliminary agreement reached between Iran and six world powers that is designed to curb Iran’s nuclear program?
Total approve | 54 percent |
Approve | 24 percent |
Lean approve | 31 percent |
Neither —don’t lean | 1 percent |
Total disapprove | 43 percent |
Disapprove | 23 percent |
Lean disapprove | 20 percent |
Refused/Not answered | 2 |
As you may know, as part of the preliminary deal Iran agreed to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, ship plutonium out of the country and shut down almost half of its uranium enriching centrifuges. How confident are you that Iran will follow through with this agreement?
Extremely/very confident | 3 percent |
Extremely confident | 1 percent |
Very confident | 2 percent |
Moderately confident | 25 percent |
Not too/Not confident at all | 69 percent |
Not too confident | 34 percent |
Not confident at all | 35 percent |
Refused/Not answered | 3 percent |
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Quinnipiac University National Poll
A majority of American voters support the blueprint for a nuclear deal, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac University conducted April 16-21. The following are key takeaways from the survey’s findings.
· 58 percent support the preliminary agreement with Iran to restrict that country’s program while 33 percent do not.
· 35 percent of voters are “very confident” or “somewhat confident” the agreement would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, while 62 percent are "not so confident" or "not confident at all.”
· Supporting the agreement are Democrats 76 - 15 percent and independent voters 60 - 33 percent, with Republicans opposed 56 - 37 percent.
· 65 percent of voters support making any Iran agreement subject to congressional approval while 24 percent do not.
· 77 percent of voters back a negotiated settlement rather than military intervention to limit Iran’s nuclear program while 13 percent do not.
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Economist/YouGov Poll
A new Economist/YouGov poll found that most Americans support the nuclear talks with Iran. The survey, conducted April 4-6, found that 61 percent of respondents believe the United States should negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program.
But barely a quarter of respondents said they would trust Iran to adhere to an agreement.
Support for the nuclear framework announced on April 2 varied along party lines. Among Democrats, 57 percent support the framework, but only 20 percent of Republicans support it.
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Reuters/Ipsos Poll
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted April 3-7, found that 36 percent of respondents support the preliminary nuclear deal between Iran and the world’s six major powers. When broken down by party, 30 percent of Republicans support the deal compared to 51 percent of Democrats.
Support | Oppose | Not sure | |
Republicans | 30 percent | 30 percent | 40 percent |
Democrats | 51 percent | 10 percent | 39 percent |
Independents | 33 percent | 21 percent | 45 percent |
The poll also found little support for using military force as the sole way to curb Iran's nulcear program. Only 5 percent of Democrats, 11 percent of Republicans, and 6 percent of Independents supported that approach.
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NBC News/SurveyMonkey Poll
A new NBC News/SurveyMonkey Poll, conducted April 6-8, found that the majority of Americans consider Iran’s nuclear program a “major threat.” More than 70 percent of Republicans gave that response, compared to just over 40 percent of Democrats.
Iran’s nuclear program is: | All | Republicans | Democrats | Independents |
Major threat | 53 percent | 74 percent | 41 percent | 50 percent |
Minor threat | 37 percent | 23 percent | 47 percent | 39 percent |
Not a threat at all | 8 percent | 1 percent | 11 percent | 9 percent |
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Americans United for Change/Hart Research Poll
A poll commissioned by Americans United for Change, conducted April 6-8, found that 65 percent believe Congress should allow the agreement to move forward and monitor its implementation, while 30 percent believe Congress should take action to block the deal before it is implemented.
Congress should: | All | Republicans | Democrats | Independents |
Allow agreement to go forward and closely monitor implementation | 65 percent | 47 percent | 82 percent | 64 percent |
Block the agreement now and prevent implementation | 30 percent | 48 percent | 15 percent | 27 percent |
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