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Favorability of Hamas

Thinking about the situation with Israelis and Palestinians these days, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each of the following? Hamas, which has controlled Gaza

Latest wave fielded May 4 to 17, 2026. Primary source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 193, May 4 to 17, 2026.

Trend

Favorability of Hamas: trendLine chart of 3 survey waves from Feb 13-25, 2024 to May 4-17, 2026. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%60%20252026Year of fieldworkPercentVery favorable, February 13 to 25, 2024: 2%Very favorable, September 22 to 28, 2025: 2%Very favorable, May 4 to 17, 2026: 2%Somewhat favorable, February 13 to 25, 2024: 6%Somewhat favorable, September 22 to 28, 2025: 8%Somewhat favorable, May 4 to 17, 2026: 8%Somewhat unfavorable, February 13 to 25, 2024: 24%Somewhat unfavorable, September 22 to 28, 2025: 27%Somewhat unfavorable, May 4 to 17, 2026: 31%Very unfavorable, February 13 to 25, 2024: 60%Very unfavorable, September 22 to 28, 2025: 57%Very unfavorable, May 4 to 17, 2026: 53%No answer, February 13 to 25, 2024: 8%No answer, September 22 to 28, 2025: 6%No answer, May 4 to 17, 2026: 7%
  • Very favorable
  • Somewhat favorable
  • Somewhat unfavorable
  • Very unfavorable
  • No answer
Source: Pew Research Center; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Favorability of Hamas: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesVery favorableSomewhat favorableSomewhat unfavorableVery unfavorableNo answerSample (n)Margin of error
May 4 to 17, 2026283153712,574±1.3
September 22 to 28, 20252827576----
February 13 to 25, 20242624608----

Sources

  1. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 193, May 4 to 17, 2026, accessed October 13, 2026.
  2. Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel Wave 193, topline, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Pew Research Center, "Favorability of Hamas," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/pew-fav-hamas/.