Public Opinion Survey

16 February 2026

Syria Public Opinion Survey (February 2026)

A YouGov survey across October 2025 and January 2026 shows two-thirds of Syrians approving President Al-Sharaa, rejecting Hezbollah’s role in the country, and backing a security arrangement with Israel.

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The full polling deck

The full polling deck. October 2025 and January 2026.

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Fall of the Assad Regime (January 2025)

CSA’s structured briefing on Syria after the fall of the Assad regime: the new political map, the regional powers, and the open questions.

Survey Methods

CSA fielded the Syria Public Opinion Survey through YouGov in two rounds: 257 Syrian adults in October 2025 (October 9–16) and 257 again in January 2026 (January 22–29). Both samples were drawn from YouGov’s online panel and weighted to match the demographic profile of Syrian adults.

The margin of sampling error for each round is approximately ±6.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

American Energy Security Is a Bipartisan Issue.

The Council for a Secure America (CSA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(C)(3) educational organization. CSA strengthens U.S. national security by educating on the inextricable link between U.S. energy security, national security, and diplomacy, through original research, public-opinion polling, rapid-response primers, and off-the-record briefings for policymakers, industry leaders, and civic institutions.

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