{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"52836","rtpr_id":"nACSdNWMFa","ticker":"STGW","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["STGW"],"title":"May Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll: Trump Approval Steady at 43% With Increasing Support on Iran","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-06-02T19:40:23.860Z","article_body":"72% OF VOTERS SAY THE U.S. IS WINNING THE WAR WITH IRAN; TWO-THIRDS BELIEVE\nTHE U.S. HAS UPPER HAND IN NEGOTIATIONS, UP 12 PTS. FROM APRIL\n\n68% OF VOTERS BELIEVE IRANIANS ARE JUST BUYING TIME WITH NEGOTIATIONS\n\n59% OF VOTERS SAY ANOTHER ROUND OF STRIKES WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IF IRAN REFUSES\nTO END NUCLEAR PROGRAM\n\n47% OF VOTERS SAY THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSENING, A 5-PT. INCREASE\n\nCONGRESSIONAL HORSERACE REMAINS TIGHT AT 51-49 WITH DEMOCRATS HOLDING A 2-PT.\nLEAD\n\n85% OF VOTERS WANT LOWER TAXES AND BELIEVE NEITHER PARTY HAS A PLAN TO ADDRESS\nAFFORDABILITY CONCERNS\n\n60% OF VOTERS SUPPORT A NATIONAL BAN ON GERRYMANDERING AND WANT IT RESTRICTED\nBY THE COURTS\n\nA PLURALITY OF VOTERS WANT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO BLOCK THE\nANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND\n\n57% OF VOTERS SUPPORT A REGIME CHANGE POLICY TOWARD CUBA\n\nNEW YORK, NY AND CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 2, 2026 / Stagwell\n(https://pr.report/m5np) (NASDAQ:STGW) today released the results of the May\nHarvard CAPS / Harris poll, (https://pr.report/m5nq) a monthly collaboration\nbetween the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the\nHarris Poll and HarrisX.\n\nPresident Donald Trump's approval rating is at 43%. His job approval is\nhighest on immigration (49%) and fighting crime (48%); and lowest on handling\ninflation (35%) and tariffs and trade (37%). This month's poll also covered\npublic opinion on the economy, midterms, fraud, gerrymandering, the DOJ\nAnti-Weaponization Fund, antisemitism, war with Iran, Cuba, and China.\nDownload the key results here. (https://pr.report/m5nr)\n\n\"The data shows no change in the administration ratings as a result of the\nceasefire. The voters appreciate it but are worried Iran is just buying time\nwith negotiations and would back going to military action to achieve the\ngoals,\" said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and\nStagwell Chairman and CEO. \"Voters were concerned about the economy before the\nconflict and remain concerned.\"\n\nVOTERS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT INFLATION AND THE ECONOMY\n*\n31% of voters say the U.S. economy is on the right track (-3 pts., April\n2026), and 57% say it is weak today (+5).\n*\n47% of voters say their financial situation is worsening (+5).\n*\nInflation and the economy remain voters' top concerns, with both ticking up in\nsalience (+3) and more voters concerned about national debt and federal budget\ndeficits since last month (+4).\n\nMOST TRUMP POLICIES CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG SUPPORT, BUT VOTERS WANT CONGRESS\nTO KEEP HIS AGENDA IN CHECK\n*\n17 out of 21 key Trump policies continue to see majority support. His most\npopular policies are lowering prescription drug prices (85% support),\ndeporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes (80%), and eliminating\nfraud in government expenditures (78%).\n*\nTrump's least popular policies include Medicaid cost cuts (46%), hiring\nadditional ICE agents to conduct immigration raids (47%), and tariffs (51%).\n*\n65% of voters think Congress should be more of a check and balance on Trump\nrather than work to pass his agenda, including 64% of likely midterm voters.\n\nDEMOCRATS HOLD SLIGHT EDGE IN CONGRESSIONAL HORSERACE; HARRIS AND VANCE LOSE\nGROUND BUT REMAIN FRONTRUNNERS FOR 2028 ELECTION\n*\n73% of voters say they are planning to vote in the upcoming 2026 Congressional\nmidterm elections (Democrats: 66%; Republicans: 64%; Independents: 39%).\n*\n51% of voters say they would vote for a Democrat if the congressional election\nwere held today. The lead widens to 4 points among likely midterm voters.\n*\n68% of voters have thought about the upcoming 2028 presidential election.\n*\nKamala Harris (44%; -6) and J.D. Vance (45%; -3) remain the most favored\ncandidates for president among voters from their respective parties. 26% of\nDemocrats favor Gavin Newsom (+4), and 21% of Republicans favor Don Trump Jr.\n(+3) and Marco Rubio (+5).\n\nVOTERS EXPECT PRICE HIKES FROM TENSIONS WITH IRAN ARE LONG-TERM AS GAS AND\nGROCERIES BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE\n*\n56% of voters believe the economy is worse today than it was when Biden was\npresident (+4).\n*\n77% of voters think inflation is above 3 percent a year (+4), and 57% think\nthe economy is shrinking.\n*\n51% of voters trust the Trump administration and Republicans to manage the\neconomy more than Democrats in Congress (-2).\n*\nA majority of voters have noticed increases in each of six key spending\ncategories, with 88% of voters noticing an increase in the price of gasoline\nand 85% noticing the same of groceries/food.\n*\nMost voters say war and geopolitical conflict is the biggest cause of higher\ngas prices (53%). 58% of voters believe price increases caused by tensions\nwith Iran are long-term and not likely to go back down anytime soon.\n*\n53% of voters say higher gas prices are not worth the cost, even if it affects\nU.S. national security goals (+2), despite 73% saying the U.S. should\nprioritize energy independence.\n\nVOTERS WANT LOWER TAXES BUT BELIEVE NEITHER PARTY HAS A PLAN TO ADDRESS\nAFFORDABILITY\n*\n89% of voters want lower taxes. 52% of voters believe Democrats want to lower\ntaxes, and 50% believe the same of Republicans.\n*\nThe majority of voters believe Democrats (54%) and Republicans (53%) do not\nhave a plan to address affordability issues and curb rising prices.\n*\n55% of voters believe Democrats do not have a plan to curb crime in American\ncities, while 55% believe Republicans do have a plan.\n\nSTRONG MAJORITY OF VOTERS BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT\nPROGRAMS\n*\n84% of voters think there is a lot of fraud in government programs, including\na majority across political parties. 41% of voters, a plurality, believe it is\non the scale of billions of dollars.\n*\n56% of voters approve of the antifraud and waste program headed by Vice\nPresident J.D. Vance.\n*\n60% of voters say Democrats during the Biden administration rushed a lot of\nprograms that enabled fraud. But 52% of voters say Republicans are more\nresponsible for fraud and waste in the government.\n*\n54% of voters believe Democrats in Minnesota deliberately ignored fraud in the\nSomali community.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS BACK A NATIONAL BAN ON GERRYMANDERING AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD\nBE RESTRICTED BY COURTS\n*\n67% of voters are familiar with gerrymandering, and 41%, a plurality, believe\nboth parties engage in it equally.\n*\n60% of voters support a national ban on gerrymandering, including a majority\nacross political parties and two-thirds of voters who are familiar with it.\n*\n52% of voters believe Democrats would support a national ban on\ngerrymandering, while the same percentage believe Republicans would oppose it.\n*\n60% of voters believe political gerrymandering should be restricted by the\ncourts (+4), including a majority across political parties.\n*\n65% of voters say race should not be used as a determining factor when drawing\nCongressional districts.\n\nDOJ ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND SEES SPLIT SUPPORT\n*\n75% of voters say there has been unfair targeting and prosecution of Americans\nby the federal government for political motives in recent years, including a\nmajority across political parties.\n*\n55% of voters think the U.S. government should set up a fund to reimburse\nAmericans who are found to be unfairly targeted. 39%, a plurality, say courts\nshould make the determination of who has been unfairly targeted.\n*\n55% of voters have heard of Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund. 51% say it is a\nnecessary measure, while 49% believe it is a political slush fund.\n*\n44% of voters, a plurality, are more supportive of the Fund when told it is\nnonpartisan, but 49%, a plurality, are less supportive when told it will not\nbe subject to oversight by a federal court.\n*\n50% of voters, a plurality, say January 6(th) defendants and Trump pardons\nshould not be eligible for compensation from the Fund.\n*\n39% of voters, a plurality, say supporting the Fund makes them less likely to\nvote for a candidate for office, with 40%, a plurality, saying they want their\nrepresentative to block it entirely.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS SEE ANTISEMITISM ON THE RISE\n*\n54% of voters believe antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S., with 84% saying\nthere is a lot or some today. 82% of voters say it is important to eliminate\nit today.\n*\n55% of voters say antisemitism is coming from both the political left and\nright equally.\n*\nVoters are split on the effect of news media on antisemitism, with 40%\nbelieving news is promoting it, and 39% saying news has no effect on it. 44%,\na plurality, believe universities have no effect on it.\n*\n70% of voters say the Democratic party should reject candidates that call for\nthe destruction of Israel, including a majority across political parties.\n\nSTRONG MAJORITY BELIEVES U.S. IS WINNING WAR WITH IRAN; WOULD SUPPORT ANOTHER\nROUND OF STRIKES FOR BETTER NEGOTIATIONS\n*\n72% of voters say the U.S. is winning the war with Iran.\n*\n74% of voters say Trump was right to agree to a ceasefire with Iran, and 68%\nbelieve the Iranians are working to buy time in their negotiations.\n*\n65% of voters think the U.S. should make Iran ending their nuclear program a\nnon-negotiable condition for peace, and 54% say a pause is not enough to\nwarrant preliminary settlement.\n*\n66% of voters think the U.S. has the upper hand in negotiations with Iran\n(+12).\n*\n59% of voters believe the president would be justified in another round of\nstrikes to get the Iranians to negotiate more seriously if they were to fail\nto negotiate an end to their nuclear program.\n*\n62% of voters believe Iran was cheating on its nuclear deal and undertaking\nbanned activities, and 69% think Iran is rebuilding its nuclear capability\n(+4).\n*\n57% of voters think the U.S. military strikes on Iran are justified (+3).\n*\nVoters are split 50-50 on whether the U.S. or Iran controls the Strait of\nHormuz. 75% say international free use of the Strait of Hormuz is a\nnon-negotiable condition for peace.\n*\n51% of voters oppose Trump's handling of the Iran conflict so far.\n*\n39% of voters say Trump's Iran actions make them more likely to vote for a\nDemocrat in the upcoming midterms, while 34% say they make them more likely to\nvote for a Republican.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS SUPPORT POLICY OF REGIME CHANGE TOWARD CUBA\n*\n49% of voters support Trump's policies toward Latin America.\n*\n75% of voters say that the government in Cuba is a dictatorship, and 66% say\nit is not supported by the people of Cuba.\n*\n70% of voters say the communist government in Cuba is an enemy of the U.S.,\nincluding a majority across political parties.\n*\n51% of voters say the government of Cuba is a national security threat for the\nU.S., and 62% believe it supports criminal cartels and illicit activities.\n*\n57% of voters support Trump adopting a policy of regime change toward Cuba but\nare split 50-50 on support for U.S. military intervention.\n*\n78% of voters say they would not invest in Cuba today. 54% say they would\ninvest if Cuba were a democracy and free market economy.\n\nVOTERS SPLIT ON SUCCESS OF TRUMP'S TRIP TO CHINA\n*\n56% of voters say they have heard about President Trump's recent trip to\nChina. 51% say it was successful.\n*\n48% of voters, a plurality, believe the U.S. received minor trade and\npolitical concessions from China.\n*\n50% of voters, a plurality, think Trump's treatment of China is about right\n(versus not tough enough or too tough).\n\nThe May Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within the\nUnited States on May 29-31, 2026, among 1,725 registered voters by The Harris\nPoll and HarrisX.\n\nAbout The Harris Poll & HarrisX\n\nThe Harris Poll is a global consulting and market research firm that strives\nto reveal the authentic values of modern society to inspire leaders to create\na better tomorrow. It works with clients in three primary areas: building\ntwenty-first-century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and\nperformance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations\nresearch. One of the longest-running surveys in the U.S., The Harris Poll has\ntracked public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963, and is\nnow part of Stagwell, the challenger holding company built to transform\nmarketing.\n\nHarrisX is a technology-driven market research and data analytics company that\nconducts multi-method research in the U.S. and over 40 countries around the\nworld on behalf of Fortune 100 companies, public policy institutions, global\nleaders, NGOs and philanthropic organizations. HarrisX was the most accurate\npollster of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.\n\nAbout the Harvard Center for American Political Studies\nThe Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) is committed to and fosters\nthe interdisciplinary study of U.S. politics. Governed by a group of political\nscientists, sociologists, historians, and economists within the Faculty of\nArts and Sciences at Harvard University, CAPS drives discussion, research,\npublic outreach, and pedagogy about all aspects of U.S. politics. CAPS\nencourages cutting-edge research using a variety of methodologies, including\nhistorical analysis, social surveys, and formal mathematical modeling, and it\noften cooperates with other Harvard centers to support research training and\nencourage cross-national research about the United States in comparative and\nglobal contexts. More information at https://caps.gov.harvard.edu/.\n\nContact:\nCarrie Hsu\npr@stagwellglobal.com\n\nSOURCE: Stagwell\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/may-harvard-caps-%2f-harris-poll-trump-approval-steady-at-43-with-1172852)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSdNWMFa","title":"May Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll: Trump Approval Steady at 43% With Increasing Support on Iran","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"STGW","created":"2026-06-02T19:40:23.860Z","tickers":["STGW"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"72% OF VOTERS SAY THE U.S. IS WINNING THE WAR WITH IRAN; TWO-THIRDS BELIEVE\nTHE U.S. HAS UPPER HAND IN NEGOTIATIONS, UP 12 PTS. FROM APRIL\n\n68% OF VOTERS BELIEVE IRANIANS ARE JUST BUYING TIME WITH NEGOTIATIONS\n\n59% OF VOTERS SAY ANOTHER ROUND OF STRIKES WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IF IRAN REFUSES\nTO END NUCLEAR PROGRAM\n\n47% OF VOTERS SAY THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS WORSENING, A 5-PT. INCREASE\n\nCONGRESSIONAL HORSERACE REMAINS TIGHT AT 51-49 WITH DEMOCRATS HOLDING A 2-PT.\nLEAD\n\n85% OF VOTERS WANT LOWER TAXES AND BELIEVE NEITHER PARTY HAS A PLAN TO ADDRESS\nAFFORDABILITY CONCERNS\n\n60% OF VOTERS SUPPORT A NATIONAL BAN ON GERRYMANDERING AND WANT IT RESTRICTED\nBY THE COURTS\n\nA PLURALITY OF VOTERS WANT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO BLOCK THE\nANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND\n\n57% OF VOTERS SUPPORT A REGIME CHANGE POLICY TOWARD CUBA\n\nNEW YORK, NY AND CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / June 2, 2026 / Stagwell\n(https://pr.report/m5np) (NASDAQ:STGW) today released the results of the May\nHarvard CAPS / Harris poll, (https://pr.report/m5nq) a monthly collaboration\nbetween the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the\nHarris Poll and HarrisX.\n\nPresident Donald Trump's approval rating is at 43%. His job approval is\nhighest on immigration (49%) and fighting crime (48%); and lowest on handling\ninflation (35%) and tariffs and trade (37%). This month's poll also covered\npublic opinion on the economy, midterms, fraud, gerrymandering, the DOJ\nAnti-Weaponization Fund, antisemitism, war with Iran, Cuba, and China.\nDownload the key results here. (https://pr.report/m5nr)\n\n\"The data shows no change in the administration ratings as a result of the\nceasefire. The voters appreciate it but are worried Iran is just buying time\nwith negotiations and would back going to military action to achieve the\ngoals,\" said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and\nStagwell Chairman and CEO. \"Voters were concerned about the economy before the\nconflict and remain concerned.\"\n\nVOTERS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT INFLATION AND THE ECONOMY\n*\n31% of voters say the U.S. economy is on the right track (-3 pts., April\n2026), and 57% say it is weak today (+5).\n*\n47% of voters say their financial situation is worsening (+5).\n*\nInflation and the economy remain voters' top concerns, with both ticking up in\nsalience (+3) and more voters concerned about national debt and federal budget\ndeficits since last month (+4).\n\nMOST TRUMP POLICIES CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG SUPPORT, BUT VOTERS WANT CONGRESS\nTO KEEP HIS AGENDA IN CHECK\n*\n17 out of 21 key Trump policies continue to see majority support. His most\npopular policies are lowering prescription drug prices (85% support),\ndeporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes (80%), and eliminating\nfraud in government expenditures (78%).\n*\nTrump's least popular policies include Medicaid cost cuts (46%), hiring\nadditional ICE agents to conduct immigration raids (47%), and tariffs (51%).\n*\n65% of voters think Congress should be more of a check and balance on Trump\nrather than work to pass his agenda, including 64% of likely midterm voters.\n\nDEMOCRATS HOLD SLIGHT EDGE IN CONGRESSIONAL HORSERACE; HARRIS AND VANCE LOSE\nGROUND BUT REMAIN FRONTRUNNERS FOR 2028 ELECTION\n*\n73% of voters say they are planning to vote in the upcoming 2026 Congressional\nmidterm elections (Democrats: 66%; Republicans: 64%; Independents: 39%).\n*\n51% of voters say they would vote for a Democrat if the congressional election\nwere held today. The lead widens to 4 points among likely midterm voters.\n*\n68% of voters have thought about the upcoming 2028 presidential election.\n*\nKamala Harris (44%; -6) and J.D. Vance (45%; -3) remain the most favored\ncandidates for president among voters from their respective parties. 26% of\nDemocrats favor Gavin Newsom (+4), and 21% of Republicans favor Don Trump Jr.\n(+3) and Marco Rubio (+5).\n\nVOTERS EXPECT PRICE HIKES FROM TENSIONS WITH IRAN ARE LONG-TERM AS GAS AND\nGROCERIES BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE\n*\n56% of voters believe the economy is worse today than it was when Biden was\npresident (+4).\n*\n77% of voters think inflation is above 3 percent a year (+4), and 57% think\nthe economy is shrinking.\n*\n51% of voters trust the Trump administration and Republicans to manage the\neconomy more than Democrats in Congress (-2).\n*\nA majority of voters have noticed increases in each of six key spending\ncategories, with 88% of voters noticing an increase in the price of gasoline\nand 85% noticing the same of groceries/food.\n*\nMost voters say war and geopolitical conflict is the biggest cause of higher\ngas prices (53%). 58% of voters believe price increases caused by tensions\nwith Iran are long-term and not likely to go back down anytime soon.\n*\n53% of voters say higher gas prices are not worth the cost, even if it affects\nU.S. national security goals (+2), despite 73% saying the U.S. should\nprioritize energy independence.\n\nVOTERS WANT LOWER TAXES BUT BELIEVE NEITHER PARTY HAS A PLAN TO ADDRESS\nAFFORDABILITY\n*\n89% of voters want lower taxes. 52% of voters believe Democrats want to lower\ntaxes, and 50% believe the same of Republicans.\n*\nThe majority of voters believe Democrats (54%) and Republicans (53%) do not\nhave a plan to address affordability issues and curb rising prices.\n*\n55% of voters believe Democrats do not have a plan to curb crime in American\ncities, while 55% believe Republicans do have a plan.\n\nSTRONG MAJORITY OF VOTERS BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT\nPROGRAMS\n*\n84% of voters think there is a lot of fraud in government programs, including\na majority across political parties. 41% of voters, a plurality, believe it is\non the scale of billions of dollars.\n*\n56% of voters approve of the antifraud and waste program headed by Vice\nPresident J.D. Vance.\n*\n60% of voters say Democrats during the Biden administration rushed a lot of\nprograms that enabled fraud. But 52% of voters say Republicans are more\nresponsible for fraud and waste in the government.\n*\n54% of voters believe Democrats in Minnesota deliberately ignored fraud in the\nSomali community.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS BACK A NATIONAL BAN ON GERRYMANDERING AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD\nBE RESTRICTED BY COURTS\n*\n67% of voters are familiar with gerrymandering, and 41%, a plurality, believe\nboth parties engage in it equally.\n*\n60% of voters support a national ban on gerrymandering, including a majority\nacross political parties and two-thirds of voters who are familiar with it.\n*\n52% of voters believe Democrats would support a national ban on\ngerrymandering, while the same percentage believe Republicans would oppose it.\n*\n60% of voters believe political gerrymandering should be restricted by the\ncourts (+4), including a majority across political parties.\n*\n65% of voters say race should not be used as a determining factor when drawing\nCongressional districts.\n\nDOJ ANTI-WEAPONIZATION FUND SEES SPLIT SUPPORT\n*\n75% of voters say there has been unfair targeting and prosecution of Americans\nby the federal government for political motives in recent years, including a\nmajority across political parties.\n*\n55% of voters think the U.S. government should set up a fund to reimburse\nAmericans who are found to be unfairly targeted. 39%, a plurality, say courts\nshould make the determination of who has been unfairly targeted.\n*\n55% of voters have heard of Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund. 51% say it is a\nnecessary measure, while 49% believe it is a political slush fund.\n*\n44% of voters, a plurality, are more supportive of the Fund when told it is\nnonpartisan, but 49%, a plurality, are less supportive when told it will not\nbe subject to oversight by a federal court.\n*\n50% of voters, a plurality, say January 6(th) defendants and Trump pardons\nshould not be eligible for compensation from the Fund.\n*\n39% of voters, a plurality, say supporting the Fund makes them less likely to\nvote for a candidate for office, with 40%, a plurality, saying they want their\nrepresentative to block it entirely.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS SEE ANTISEMITISM ON THE RISE\n*\n54% of voters believe antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S., with 84% saying\nthere is a lot or some today. 82% of voters say it is important to eliminate\nit today.\n*\n55% of voters say antisemitism is coming from both the political left and\nright equally.\n*\nVoters are split on the effect of news media on antisemitism, with 40%\nbelieving news is promoting it, and 39% saying news has no effect on it. 44%,\na plurality, believe universities have no effect on it.\n*\n70% of voters say the Democratic party should reject candidates that call for\nthe destruction of Israel, including a majority across political parties.\n\nSTRONG MAJORITY BELIEVES U.S. IS WINNING WAR WITH IRAN; WOULD SUPPORT ANOTHER\nROUND OF STRIKES FOR BETTER NEGOTIATIONS\n*\n72% of voters say the U.S. is winning the war with Iran.\n*\n74% of voters say Trump was right to agree to a ceasefire with Iran, and 68%\nbelieve the Iranians are working to buy time in their negotiations.\n*\n65% of voters think the U.S. should make Iran ending their nuclear program a\nnon-negotiable condition for peace, and 54% say a pause is not enough to\nwarrant preliminary settlement.\n*\n66% of voters think the U.S. has the upper hand in negotiations with Iran\n(+12).\n*\n59% of voters believe the president would be justified in another round of\nstrikes to get the Iranians to negotiate more seriously if they were to fail\nto negotiate an end to their nuclear program.\n*\n62% of voters believe Iran was cheating on its nuclear deal and undertaking\nbanned activities, and 69% think Iran is rebuilding its nuclear capability\n(+4).\n*\n57% of voters think the U.S. military strikes on Iran are justified (+3).\n*\nVoters are split 50-50 on whether the U.S. or Iran controls the Strait of\nHormuz. 75% say international free use of the Strait of Hormuz is a\nnon-negotiable condition for peace.\n*\n51% of voters oppose Trump's handling of the Iran conflict so far.\n*\n39% of voters say Trump's Iran actions make them more likely to vote for a\nDemocrat in the upcoming midterms, while 34% say they make them more likely to\nvote for a Republican.\n\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS SUPPORT POLICY OF REGIME CHANGE TOWARD CUBA\n*\n49% of voters support Trump's policies toward Latin America.\n*\n75% of voters say that the government in Cuba is a dictatorship, and 66% say\nit is not supported by the people of Cuba.\n*\n70% of voters say the communist government in Cuba is an enemy of the U.S.,\nincluding a majority across political parties.\n*\n51% of voters say the government of Cuba is a national security threat for the\nU.S., and 62% believe it supports criminal cartels and illicit activities.\n*\n57% of voters support Trump adopting a policy of regime change toward Cuba but\nare split 50-50 on support for U.S. military intervention.\n*\n78% of voters say they would not invest in Cuba today. 54% say they would\ninvest if Cuba were a democracy and free market economy.\n\nVOTERS SPLIT ON SUCCESS OF TRUMP'S TRIP TO CHINA\n*\n56% of voters say they have heard about President Trump's recent trip to\nChina. 51% say it was successful.\n*\n48% of voters, a plurality, believe the U.S. received minor trade and\npolitical concessions from China.\n*\n50% of voters, a plurality, think Trump's treatment of China is about right\n(versus not tough enough or too tough).\n\nThe May Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within the\nUnited States on May 29-31, 2026, among 1,725 registered voters by The Harris\nPoll and HarrisX.\n\nAbout The Harris Poll & HarrisX\n\nThe Harris Poll is a global consulting and market research firm that strives\nto reveal the authentic values of modern society to inspire leaders to create\na better tomorrow. It works with clients in three primary areas: building\ntwenty-first-century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and\nperformance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations\nresearch. One of the longest-running surveys in the U.S., The Harris Poll has\ntracked public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963, and is\nnow part of Stagwell, the challenger holding company built to transform\nmarketing.\n\nHarrisX is a technology-driven market research and data analytics company that\nconducts multi-method research in the U.S. and over 40 countries around the\nworld on behalf of Fortune 100 companies, public policy institutions, global\nleaders, NGOs and philanthropic organizations. HarrisX was the most accurate\npollster of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.\n\nAbout the Harvard Center for American Political Studies\nThe Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) is committed to and fosters\nthe interdisciplinary study of U.S. politics. Governed by a group of political\nscientists, sociologists, historians, and economists within the Faculty of\nArts and Sciences at Harvard University, CAPS drives discussion, research,\npublic outreach, and pedagogy about all aspects of U.S. politics. CAPS\nencourages cutting-edge research using a variety of methodologies, including\nhistorical analysis, social surveys, and formal mathematical modeling, and it\noften cooperates with other Harvard centers to support research training and\nencourage cross-national research about the United States in comparative and\nglobal contexts. More information at https://caps.gov.harvard.edu/.\n\nContact:\nCarrie Hsu\npr@stagwellglobal.com\n\nSOURCE: Stagwell\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/may-harvard-caps-%2f-harris-poll-trump-approval-steady-at-43-with-1172852)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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