While President Donald Trump’s approval rating has declined moderately after a brief bump due to the conflict with Iran and rising fuel costs as a result of that conflict, his approval rating hasn’t fallen too much, and voters still agree with the bulk of his policy agenda, at least according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll.
The survey, conducted March 25-26 among 2,009 registered voters, found surprising resilience in President Trump’s approval rating despite the Iran conflict, the partial-government shutdown, and rising fuel prices due to the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed. President Trump lost just three percentage points over the past month, going from 46 percent in the Feb. 2026 survey to 43 percent.
Voters still show strong support for the core tenets of President Trump’s agenda, including deporting criminal illegal aliens, eliminating government fraud, and enacting voter ID laws. While the conflict with Iran remains a divisive issue, over half of voters believe the airstrikes were necessary and close to three-quarters (74 percent) say Iran should be stopped from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
