Poll: Where Michigan voters stand on the Israel-Hamas war

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about the upcoming November general election.

A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. Some questions focused on the Israel-Hamas war.

Here are the results:

Here is the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Do you support or oppose the creation of an independent Palestinian state in Gaza?

Support: 36.4%

Oppose: 25.8%

Don’t know: 37.7%

Strongly support — 20.3%

Somewhat support — 16.1%

Somewhat oppose — 8.1%

Strongly oppose — 17.7%

Neither/Neutral/Don’t Know/Refused — 37.7%

A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Michigan voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. A portion of those questions focused on the Israel-Hamas war. (WDIV)

Here is the exact wording of the next question that was asked over the phone: Do you support or oppose Israel’s right to exist as a country?

Support: 75.9%

Oppose: 11.7%

Don’t know: 12.4%

Strongly support — 53.0%

Somewhat support — 22.9%

Somewhat oppose — 3.1%

Strongly oppose — 8.6%

Neither/Neutral/Don’t Know/Refused — 12.4%

Here is the exact wording of the next question that was asked over the phone: Would you say Israel’s actions against Hamas and Hezbollah have gone too far, not far enough or would you say their actions have been about right?

Gone too far — 43.9%

Not far enough — 8.8%

Been about right — 24.9%

Don’t Know/ Refused — 22.4%

Here is the exact wording of the next question that was asked over the phone: Do you support or oppose the United States continuing to provide military assistance to Israel?

Support: 41.2%

Oppose: 47.8%

Don’t know: 11.1%

Strongly support — 23.6%

Somewhat support — 17.6%

Somewhat oppose — 13.8%

Strongly oppose — 34.0%

Neither/Neutral/Don’t Know/Refused — 11.1%

WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely voters in Michigan’s November 2026 general election. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc.

It was a 600-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, 2026.

The margin of error is +/-4.0%, and there is a 95% level of confidence.

Of the respondents, 15.0% of respondents were called via landline telephone, and 85.0% were called on a cellphone.

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