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A majority of Americans want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump now, according to a new poll.
Fifty-two percent of registered voters back impeachment compared to 40 percent opposed, according to the survey of 790 voters commissioned by two groups opposing his Iran war and other policies. The finding includes one in seven Republicans supporting removal proceedings.
Free Speech For People, a progressive organization, commissioned Lake Research Partners to conduct the poll, which carries a margin of error of 3.9 percent.
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Why It Matters
During Trump's first term, the House impeached him twice. The Senate rejected conviction both times. His second impeachment, for inciting the January 6 Capitol riot, drew 57 Senate votes including seven Republicans, but occurred after Trump left office and fell short of the two-thirds threshold.
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Calls for Trump's impeachment and removal have intensified since he launched his war on Iran, with the conflict reshaping the political landscape on Capitol Hill and among voters.
What To Know
"This poll confirms what we are seeing across the country," said John Bonifaz, co-founder and president of Free Speech For People, in a press release.
"The American people understand that Donald Trump poses a direct threat to our Constitution and to the rule of law and must be impeached and removed from public office."
Trump has given the trend fresh fuel. On April 7, he threatened that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran didn't meet his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which they did on Tuesday after agreeing to a 15-day ceasefire with the U.S.
The campaign in Iran has come at considerable political cost for Trump. His favorability rating fell to 39 percent approval in early April, down from 42 percent in late February before the war began, with 53 percent disapproving—marking his lowest rating of his second term.
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Party breakdowns showed stark divisions. Democrats backed impeachment 84 percent to 8 percent, with 78 percent strongly favoring removal. Republicans opposed impeachment by 81 percent to 14 percent, with 77 percent of GOP foes strongly opposed. Independents swung toward impeachment with 55 to 34 percent.
Yet the political reality on Capitol Hill tells a different story. Impeachment in the House requires only a simple majority, which Democrats lack. Senate conviction requires two-thirds of that chamber, which remains solidly Republican. No votes for removal articles currently exist on either side of the chamber.
Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat and the House's most vocal Trump antagonist, attempted twice last year to force impeachment votes through privileged resolutions. Both failed. On Tuesday, Connecticut Democrat John Larson announced he filed impeachment articles against Trump amid the ongoing Iran conflict.
Republicans control both chambers, making impeachment unlikely to succeed. But the push to remove Trump could still damage his standing with GOP lawmakers. Democrats need to gain just a handful of seats to flip the House in 2026.
Senate control is a steeper climb, but several Republicans in competitive seats face pressure from both the impeachment movement and voter disapproval over the Iran war.
What People Are Saying
Connecticut Democrat John Larson said in a statement: "Donald Trump has blown past every requirement to be removed from office. And it's getting worse. His illegal war in Iran is not only driving up prices for American families—it has cost American lives. He's becoming more unstable by the day. His profane and sacrilegious Easter Sunday and subsequent threats, including ‘a whole civilization will die’ and ‘open the Strait…or you’ll be living in hell’ not only foreshadow war crimes, but put our security at risk."
President Donald Trump, at a rally in April, addressed previous articles of impeachment introduced against him, saying: "Today they did it again. Some guy that I've never heard of…is he a congressman? This guy, he said…'ladies and gentlemen, I am going to start the impeachment of Donald Trump.' What the hell did I do? Here we go again."
What Happens Next
Republicans hold a 218-to-214 majority in the House, with three vacancies. According to the Cook Political Report, 18 Republicans sit in competitive races, with 14 in true toss-up territory. This dynamic gives Democrats significantly more pickup opportunities than they had entering 2026.
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