Two New Polls Find Low Support for Iran War Among Jewish Americans

Two new polls published by Jewish American organizations J Street and the Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) found that about 60% of American Jews oppose the US military action against Iran.

J Street: The J Street poll was conducted from March 24-26 by GBAO Strategies and surveyed 800 registered Jewish voters. It found 60% of American Jews opposed the war, while 40% supported it. 58% of poll respondents identified as Democrats, 26% as Independents, and 16% as Republicans.

JEI: The JEI poll was conducted from March 13-23 by the Mellman Group and surveyed 800 registered Jewish voters. It found 55% of American Jews opposed, while 32% supported, and 13% were undecided. In this poll, 74% of Democrats disapproved, and 83% of Republicans approved. By Jewish denomination, 83% of Orthodox Jews approved, while 48% of Conservative Jews (a plurality) disapproved, 67% of Reform Jews, and 56% of non-denominational Jews disapproved. AllSides could not find raw poll data. JEI noted, "This is the first release from this new poll. More to come soon."

For Context: J Street is an advocacy and lobbying group that describes itself as "a home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans." JEI describes itself as a "non-partisan" research group. Both are nonprofits funded by donors, according to ProPublica (Lean Left bias). GBAO Strategies and Mellman Group are both private companies. 

Political Context: According to JEI and Mellman, 71% of Jewish voters voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on March 1 found that 27% of survey respondents – 7% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans – approved of the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran. A poll published on March 25 by Pew Research Center (Center) found 61% Americans disapproved of President Trump's "handling of the conflict," while 37% approved.

How The Media Covered It: Several Jewish or Israeli outlets, including The Times of Israel (Center), Haaretz (Lean Left), Jewish Telegraph Agency, and Jewish Insider, covered at least one of the polls. Jewish publication The Forward (Lean Left) republished JTA's wire coverage. Newsweek (Center) published coverage of the JEI poll, and Common Dreams (Left) covered both polls in one feature on March 30. Outside Newsweek, AllSides didn't find coverage from mainstream American outlets.

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