Only 23% of registered American voters were able to correctly identify Iran on an unlabeled world map, according to a poll from Morning Consult and Politico.
Why it matters: Voters’ inability to pick out Iran on the map highlights their relative unfamiliarity with foreign countries — even after decades of conflicts and tensions with the U.S. in the region.
- Things didn’t get much better on a smaller scale as just 28% of voters were able to place Iran on an unlabeled map of the Middle East.
- 8% of voters thought Iraq was Iran on the regional map.