Poll: Majority of Americans support Pope's role in Cuba deal

Research from YouGov shows that most Americans (59%) approve of Pope Francis’ efforts to help normalize relations between Cuba and the United States, while 21% disapprove. The Pope’s work was most appreciated by Democrats (76%), but even Republicans tended to approve (43%) rather than disapprove (38%) of the Pope’s role in mediating between Washington and Havana, despite tending to disapprove of the recent deal to re-establish diplomatic relations.

Catholics (68%) were also more likely than the rest of the country to think that the Pope’s efforts were good, though 22% do disapprove of the Pope’s intervention in US-Cuba relations.