CSA Poll of Lebanese: 63% Disarm Hezbollah
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LEBANON — JANUARY 2026
COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA (CSA) LEBANON PUBLIC OPINION POLLING REPORT – JANUARY 2026
SAMPLE: 252 LEBANESE AGE 18+
MARGIN OF ERROR +/- 05%
DATA COLLECTED JANUARY 8-14, 2026 BY YOUGOV ONLINE PANEL
https://councilforsecureamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CSA-Lebanon-Public-Opinion-Polling.pdf


How would you rate the performance of Joseph Aoun as President of Lebanon?
57% total good rating
09% total poor rating

22% very good
35% good
23% neither good nor poor
05% poor
04% very poor
11% prefer not to answer

How would you feel about efforts by President Aoun to strengthen the Lebanese Army and negotiate the disarmament of Hezbollah so that all armed forces in Lebanon operate under the Government’s authority?
63% total support
09% total oppose

34% strongly support
29% somewhat support
15% neither support nor oppose
06% somewhat oppose
03% strongly oppose
14% prefer not to answer
(Among males: 74% total support)
(Among females: 52% total support)

Overall, how would you describe the impact of Hezbollah’s military presence on Lebanon’s security?
10% total positive impact
52% total negative impact

05% very positive
06% somewhat positive
14% neither positive nor negative
09% somewhat negative
42% very negative
24% prefer not to answer
(Among males: 08% total positive 63% total negative)
(Among females: 12% total positive 40% total negative)

How would you describe the role of the United States in Lebanon’s political and economic affairs?
27% total positive
31% total negative

05% very positive
22% somewhat positive
23% neither positive nor negative
16% somewhat negative
15% very negative
19% prefer not to answer

How likely to unlikely do you think it is that there will be peace between Israel and Lebanon in the future?
40% total likely
27% total unlikely

13% very likely
27% somewhat likely
13% neither likely nor unlikely
11% somewhat unlikely
16% very unlikely
20% prefer not to answer
(Among males: 44% total likely)
(Among females: 36% total likely)

If there was a long-term resolution to the issue of Palestine, how would you view the normalization of diplomatic or economic relations between Lebanon and Israel?
31% total support
27% total oppose

09% strongly support
15% somewhat support
25% neither support nor oppose
09% somewhat oppose
13% strongly oppose
28% prefer not to answer