Americans are more than three times as likely to oppose candidates supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran as to back them, a new poll shows, revealing that the public strongly prefers policies designed to curb domestic price increases over those aimed at achieving President Donald Trump’s military objectives.

Released on Monday, the findings of a YouGov poll conducted ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections showed that 44 percent of Americans were less likely to vote for candidates supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran, compared with only 13 percent who were more likely to vote for pro-war candidates.

The poll further found that another 26 percent believed the war of aggression would have little impact on their voting decisions.

Participants also revealed that economic concerns played a major role in their choices, with 56 percent backing efforts to prevent further domestic price increases over achieving Trump's military objectives in Iran, while only 22 percent prioritized the war.

Moreover, 53 percent of participants supported giving Congress the final say in determining when the war should end, compared with 29 percent who believed the president has the sole authority to end the conflict.

The findings come months after the United States and Israel jointly waged an unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic on February 28, which lasted 40 days and was launched without congressional authorization.

“The story of the [economic] tradeoff is really important, and then there’s this other story of where Congress has been: Why haven’t lawmakers, not just over the last year but over the last decade, played a bigger role as a backstop on reckless wars launched by presidents?” said Jonathan Guyer, program director at the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group, which commissioned the poll.

“And I think these numbers show the public really wants Congress to play a bigger role and expects their lawmakers to hold power to account,” he added, noting that the results reflect public frustration with Congress’s limited oversight of presidential military action.

The survey is the latest to highlight the unpopularity of the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, which has killed thousands of people across Iran and contributed to rising prices—a top issue in the November 3 midterm elections.

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The poll’s findings follow major Democratic gains in last Tuesday's midterms, with the party taking control of both chambers of Congress in a massive setback for Trump and the Republican Party.

The scale of the Democratic gains was underscored by victories in traditionally Republican strongholds, including Texas and South Carolina, where several races produced results few analysts would have predicted a year earlier.

The election results reflected widespread public anger over soaring living costs, controversial tariffs, and Trump’s war against Iran, which has driven fuel prices higher and further deepened dissatisfaction with an already deeply unpopular president.

Although the YouGov poll found that Republicans are the only demographic group more likely to vote for a pro-war candidate, Guyer stressed that even that support has been “softening.”

“A third of Republicans say that backing the war made a candidate appealing, so it’s kind of small,” he said, adding, “And 40 percent shrugged and say it made no difference.”

US Vice President JD Vance has already admitted that the Iran war played a significant role in fueling the so-called blue tsunami and the Republican Party’s overwhelming electoral defeat.