Poll: 71% of Americans want quick end to Trump's Iran war
The gist
A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,705 US adults found 71% want Congress to end the Iran war.
Democrats take both chambers in January, so the poll pressures the incoming Congress.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2026Trump launched the conflict with Iran alongside Israel.
- Nov 3, 2026Democrats won their largest Senate and House majorities since at least 2008 in the midterm elections.
- Nov 6, 2026 -9, 2026Reuters/Ipsos conducted a four-day poll of 1,705 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of ±2.4 percentage points.
Key terms
- Congress
- The two houses of the U.S. legislature: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- articles of impeachment
- The process by which a legislature brings charges against an official for serious misconduct, possibly leading to removal after trial.
Source: Wikipedia