Between 2004 and 2006, the number of Iraqis who said it was “very good to have an Islamic government where religious leaders have absolute power” fell from 30% to 22%. Declines occurred in all three leading ethnic communities: from 39% to 35% among Shiites, from 20% to 6% among Sunnis, and from 11% to 5% among Kurds.
同样，该调查发现对伊斯兰国家的支持率在下降。在2004到2006年之间，非常认同“让宗教领袖拥有绝对权威的伊斯兰政府”的观点的伊拉克人数从30%下降到22%。这种下降在三个主要的族群之中都有发生：在什叶派中，从39%下降到35%，在逊尼派中从20%下降到6%，在库尔德人中从11%下降到5%。什叶派中认为国家法律中应该包含相当程度的宗教元素的人数有所增加，但大多数人仍对此持反对意见。