Just 30% of U.S. voters think it is better for the country when one political party runs both the White House and Congress, as is presently the case.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% like the idea of divided government better, with the White House and Congress each being run by a different party. But one-out-of-four voters (25%) aren’t sure which is better.

These findings are basically unchanged from April and from just before last November’s election.

While Democrats now hold the presidency and control both chambers of Congress, they feel less strongly in favor of one-party rule than Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party do in opposition to it.

A plurality (46%) of Democrats say it is better for the country with one party running the White House and Congress. Fifty-five percent (55%) of both GOP voters and unaffiliateds disagree and prefer one party in charge of each.

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There’s been a five-point drop since last October in the number of voters who agree with the following statement: “Right now we are in another [economic crisis]. … Government must be able to move fast and decisively. So that’s an argument for saying it would be a good thing if we had the same party in control of both Congress and the White House.”

Thirty-seven percent (37%) now agree with that statement made to the New York Times last fall by Senate historian Robert Caro, compared to 42% in the previous survey. Forty-eight percent (48%) disagree with the statement, and 15% are not sure.

Sixty percent (60%) of Democrats agree with Caro’s statement about having one party in change in a time of economic crisis. But 64% of Republicans and 58% of unaffiliated voters think the historian is wrong.

Voters for the first time are blaming President Obama nearly as much as President Bush for the country’s continuing economic problems.

Voters also are almost evenly divided over whether passing good legislation is a more important role for Congress that preventing bad legislation from becoming law.

A plurality of voters (49%) now says it is at least somewhat likely that Republicans will win control of Congress next year. But only 18% say it is very likely.

Republicans continue to lead this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Forty-two percent (42%) would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.

But in October, for the third straight month, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats inched up while the number of Republicans fell slightly.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of voters expect politics in Washington, D.C. to become more partisan over the next year. Fifty percent (50%) say the president is governing like a partisan Democrat.

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