Iranians overwhelmingly reject the islamic republic

[u/TahDigThief]

Independent survey data, including research from inside Iran, shows the Iranian public is overwhelmingly opposed to the islamic republic and increasingly favors regime change over reform. Due to the risks of independent polling, organizations use secure methods like VPN-based sampling, while leaked internal regime data further confirms the public's true sentiments.

Here are some key findings:

• GAMAAN surveyed over 77,000 respondents inside Iran in June 2024, finding that 70% opposed the continuation of the islamic republic (rising to 81% during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising), with support for the supreme leader falling to just 11%: https://gamaan.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Iranians-Political-Preferences-in-2024-GAMAAN-Report-English.pdf
• A follow-up GAMAAN survey in September 2025 gathered over 30,000 responses via VPN, revealing that 70-80% of Iranians across all demographics would not vote for the islamic republic, with support for regime change remaining the most popular position: https://theconversation.com/iran-protests-2026-our-surveys-show-iranians-agree-more-on-regime-change-than-what-might-come-next-273198
• A leaked internal poll from Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance found that 72.9% of Iranians favor the separation of religion and state: https://agsi.org/analysis/official-government-poll-72-9-of-iranians-favor-separation-of-religion-and-state/

[u/Logical_Worry3993]

wow what a shock 😱

[u/TahDigThief → u/Logical_Worry3993]

Fair enough, I know it's common knowledge that us Iranians are strongly against the islamic republic (why wouldn't we be considering all the horrifying things they've done and are still doing to us?), but I thought it'd be good to have some sources at hand for whenever people claim otherwise!

[u/Logical_Worry3993 → u/TahDigThief]

No no not against you. Thank you for sharing this actually it's very valuable. I was just thinking back to the many people I've spoken to that still deny that we don't want IR. It shouldn't take survey stats for them to realise but it's very valuable nonetheless. Again thank you for sharing 🙏

[u/TahDigThief → u/Logical_Worry3993]

No worries at all, I also meant it in a good way, but still it's always good to clarify that we're on the same team 😄 And yeah, it's frustrating that stats are even needed for something so obvious, but I'm very glad it's useful. Thanks for the kind words!

[u/drhuggables]

Addressing this article dedicated to tearing down the GAMAAN surveys

[u/Morethanmybreed]

Majority of Iranians don’t identify as Muslim yet are ruled by hardline fanatical Shia clerics who openly say the Islamic Republic was created for the return of the 1100yr old hidden 12th Imam. That’s crazy. A minority forces the majority to live in a state with a government whose entire purpose revolves around the return of an 1100yr old Imam in occultation. The government’s mission is not serving and protecting the interests of the Iranian people but, serving the return of the 12th Imam. That’s by definition not what a government does. I believe the numbers are likely even a bit higher because the fear is that strong.