Majority of US Democratic voters favour wide-ranging punitive measures against Israel, poll shows

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) office in Washington on 22 September 2025 (Daniel Becerril/Reuters)

Results suggest Democratic leadership is still largely out of touch with constituents. US voters who identify as Democrats are now in clear support of punitive measures against Israel for what they agree is a genocide taking place in Gaza, survey results released on Friday showed. 

The poll was carried out for the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project, as well as Gen-Z for Change, and conducted by YouGov among 1,221 likely Democratic voters. 

Eighty percent of all respondents said the US should reduce its support for Israel, and 72 percent agreed that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza. Sixty-five percent of respondents said they want some form of sanctions to be imposed as a result. 

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