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| National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted September 30, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports and The Woodford Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Total | LV's | 1000 | 480 | 520 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 300 | 250 | 680 | 130 | 130 | 60 | 350 | 330 | 320 | 381 | 391 | 195 | 32 | 617 | 383 | 160 | 219 | 341 | 261 | 18 | 267 | 169 | 344 | 173 | 31 | 17 |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Right Direction | Right direction | 35% | 41% | 30% | 39% | 41% | 42% | 39% | 21% | 38% | 15% | 50% | 15% | 11% | 65% | 32% | 66% | 17% | 12% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 42% | 42% | 41% | 19% | 31% | 22% | 40% | 43% | 38% | 39% | 14% |
| Wrong track | 57% | 53% | 61% | 53% | 47% | 48% | 52% | 79% | 54% | 81% | 43% | 80% | 86% | 25% | 59% | 26% | 76% | 85% | 40% | 57% | 58% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 74% | 49% | 69% | 51% | 51% | 56% | 59% | 73% | |
| Not sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 22% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 13% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| End “corporate welfare.” Government should not give handouts to business. | Agree | 67% | 75% | 60% | 62% | 59% | 62% | 62% | 86% | 69% | 51% | 67% | 84% | 68% | 61% | 73% | 66% | 68% | 71% | 47% | 68% | 66% | 59% | 57% | 71% | 77% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 73% | 69% | 77% | 13% |
| Disagree | 17% | 14% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 41% | 15% | 5% | 21% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 21% | 19% | 14% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 26% | 19% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 40% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 11% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 0% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 11% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 32% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 14% | 19% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 12% | 47% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Government should remove barriers to international free trade. | Agree | 57% | 67% | 47% | 59% | 51% | 53% | 48% | 71% | 53% | 64% | 60% | 82% | 70% | 46% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 69% | 40% | 55% | 60% | 45% | 61% | 63% | 52% | 48% | 62% | 56% | 52% | 63% | 50% | 25% |
| Disagree | 20% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 27% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 8% | 15% | 32% | 12% | 28% | 15% | 10% | 29% | 20% | 18% | 35% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 23% | 14% | 19% | 34% | 28% | |
| Not sure | 24% | 13% | 33% | 21% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 28% | 12% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 22% | 35% | 18% | 31% | 21% | 31% | 25% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 33% | 34% | 16% | 21% | 34% | 18% | 16% | 47% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| People should be able to control their own retirement. Social Security should be privatized | Agree | 54% | 59% | 49% | 67% | 62% | 52% | 55% | 43% | 52% | 46% | 60% | 80% | 43% | 69% | 51% | 76% | 34% | 53% | 48% | 59% | 47% | 66% | 55% | 65% | 33% | 38% | 53% | 52% | 59% | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| Disagree | 32% | 32% | 33% | 22% | 26% | 29% | 28% | 50% | 34% | 35% | 28% | 14% | 41% | 19% | 37% | 12% | 51% | 35% | 27% | 29% | 38% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 59% | 39% | 29% | 34% | 31% | 39% | 34% | 23% | |
| Not sure | 13% | 9% | 18% | 11% | 12% | 19% | 18% | 7% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 41% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Government welfare should be replaced with private charity. | Agree | 25% | 33% | 17% | 42% | 42% | 34% | 24% | 0% | 25% | 16% | 40% | 13% | 14% | 41% | 20% | 36% | 17% | 16% | 39% | 22% | 30% | 31% | 35% | 22% | 15% | 39% | 20% | 29% | 22% | 31% | 42% | 23% |
| Disagree | 57% | 54% | 60% | 37% | 41% | 44% | 51% | 93% | 58% | 61% | 41% | 78% | 70% | 37% | 64% | 43% | 67% | 70% | 37% | 59% | 53% | 36% | 49% | 64% | 71% | 23% | 59% | 54% | 62% | 50% | 55% | 36% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 22% | 24% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 24% | 19% | 17% | 33% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 38% | 21% | 17% | 16% | 19% | 3% | 42% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Taxes and government spending should be cut by 50% or more. | Agree | 64% | 62% | 67% | 61% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 73% | 69% | 28% | 68% | 84% | 50% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 64% | 55% | 58% | 65% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 67% | 69% | 40% | 64% | 61% | 75% | 50% | 52% | 56% |
| Disagree | 23% | 30% | 15% | 24% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 18% | 51% | 24% | 8% | 35% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 23% | 30% | 11% | 21% | 25% | 31% | 21% | 19% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 24% | 17% | 43% | 31% | 5% | |
| Not sure | 13% | 8% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 21% | 7% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 31% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 43% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 16% | 39% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| The United States Department of Defense spending should be maintained at 4% of Gross Domestic Product. | Agree | 58% | 61% | 55% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 44% | 86% | 57% | 52% | 57% | 74% | 62% | 50% | 62% | 56% | 63% | 55% | 33% | 60% | 54% | 46% | 50% | 58% | 73% | 31% | 60% | 44% | 64% | 56% | 66% | 35% |
| Disagree | 17% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 14% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 34% | 18% | 9% | 19% | 19% | 13% | 21% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 18% | 16% | 27% | 23% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 23% | 8% | |
| Not sure | 25% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 33% | 31% | 38% | 0% | 28% | 13% | 25% | 17% | 19% | 31% | 26% | 23% | 22% | 30% | 54% | 21% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 17% | 49% | 20% | 38% | 21% | 29% | 11% | 57% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| The U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated. | Agree | 28% | 41% | 16% | 33% | 32% | 36% | 31% | 15% | 24% | 13% | 43% | 67% | 20% | 48% | 16% | 42% | 15% | 29% | 15% | 28% | 27% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 15% | 24% | 31% | 29% | 22% | 31% | 46% | 19% |
| Disagree | 64% | 51% | 77% | 61% | 53% | 55% | 59% | 85% | 67% | 81% | 50% | 27% | 76% | 42% | 75% | 51% | 76% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 62% | 59% | 55% | 62% | 80% | 43% | 62% | 59% | 72% | 60% | 50% | 63% | |
| Not sure | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 15% | 9% | 11% | 0% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 19% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 33% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 18% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Health Savings Accounts should replace Medicare and Medicaid. | Agree | 22% | 31% | 14% | 39% | 36% | 27% | 24% | 0% | 22% | 16% | 37% | 11% | 12% | 38% | 18% | 33% | 16% | 13% | 27% | 20% | 27% | 30% | 35% | 16% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 30% | 34% | 16% |
| Disagree | 61% | 54% | 66% | 46% | 42% | 57% | 52% | 93% | 62% | 63% | 46% | 76% | 74% | 39% | 68% | 46% | 69% | 73% | 48% | 62% | 59% | 40% | 49% | 68% | 74% | 43% | 62% | 52% | 67% | 54% | 61% | 44% | |
| Not sure | 17% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 22% | 16% | 24% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 23% | 14% | 20% | 15% | 14% | 24% | 19% | 14% | 30% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 37% | 18% | 23% | 14% | 16% | 5% | 41% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| The Department of Agriculture should be eliminated. | Agree | 16% | 23% | 9% | 29% | 27% | 23% | 12% | 0% | 14% | 13% | 29% | 7% | 9% | 25% | 12% | 25% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 11% | 12% | 24% | 12% | 20% | 13% | 21% | 13% | 22% |
| Disagree | 74% | 69% | 79% | 62% | 57% | 62% | 72% | 100% | 74% | 82% | 56% | 89% | 86% | 57% | 78% | 62% | 80% | 86% | 68% | 75% | 72% | 67% | 69% | 76% | 81% | 34% | 77% | 65% | 77% | 71% | 87% | 52% | |
| Not sure | 11% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 0% | 12% | 5% | 15% | 4% | 5% | 18% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 22% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 7% | 43% | 11% | 15% | 10% | 8% | 0% | 26% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Global warming is not a threat to the world. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? | Agree | 27% | 36% | 19% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 38% | 0% | 28% | 16% | 39% | 12% | 9% | 56% | 16% | 46% | 17% | 10% | 19% | 24% | 31% | 37% | 35% | 22% | 19% | 33% | 20% | 32% | 27% | 32% | 33% | 32% |
| Disagree | 65% | 60% | 69% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 51% | 93% | 65% | 66% | 54% | 85% | 83% | 35% | 75% | 43% | 76% | 85% | 57% | 67% | 60% | 48% | 57% | 71% | 75% | 24% | 66% | 59% | 70% | 62% | 60% | 37% | |
| Not sure | 9% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 24% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 43% | 14% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 31% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| The Endangered Species Act should be repealed. | Agree | 21% | 25% | 17% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 22% | 7% | 19% | 31% | 30% | 5% | 18% | 32% | 13% | 33% | 13% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 37% | 29% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 28% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Disagree | 63% | 62% | 63% | 58% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 86% | 67% | 45% | 50% | 87% | 69% | 45% | 74% | 52% | 68% | 76% | 43% | 62% | 64% | 49% | 48% | 73% | 73% | 29% | 52% | 62% | 72% | 63% | 68% | 39% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 20% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 11% | 34% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 23% | 14% | 13% | 41% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 18% | 9% | 40% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Obamacare should be repealed. | Agree | 30% | 37% | 24% | 35% | 43% | 45% | 39% | 0% | 32% | 18% | 42% | 12% | 15% | 56% | 20% | 46% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 28% | 33% | 39% | 43% | 24% | 22% | 30% | 23% | 44% | 26% | 36% | 40% | 27% |
| Disagree | 51% | 54% | 48% | 48% | 42% | 41% | 44% | 71% | 47% | 62% | 47% | 79% | 75% | 26% | 50% | 41% | 48% | 76% | 49% | 50% | 52% | 45% | 37% | 65% | 49% | 24% | 59% | 41% | 50% | 52% | 57% | 21% | |
| Not sure | 19% | 10% | 27% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 29% | 21% | 20% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 18% | 30% | 13% | 30% | 7% | 33% | 22% | 15% | 16% | 20% | 10% | 29% | 46% | 18% | 15% | 25% | 13% | 2% | 52% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | Not sure | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Not sure | ||
| Government should do much less and allow people to work things out voluntarily among themselves? | Agree | 39% | 55% | 24% | 50% | 50% | 41% | 47% | 15% | 35% | 22% | 58% | 75% | 31% | 58% | 28% | 51% | 25% | 45% | 25% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 46% | 41% | 27% | 41% | 46% | 48% | 30% | 37% | 50% | 19% |
| Disagree | 45% | 32% | 57% | 34% | 32% | 40% | 32% | 78% | 48% | 55% | 34% | 10% | 55% | 23% | 57% | 30% | 62% | 42% | 38% | 45% | 45% | 29% | 37% | 44% | 65% | 14% | 38% | 35% | 56% | 45% | 36% | 50% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 7% | 16% | 23% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 19% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 13% | 38% | 16% | 15% | 28% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 44% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 31% | |
| Survey Demographics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Men | 48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women | 52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | 18-29 | 14% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30-39 | 15% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-49 | 16% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50-64 | 30% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | White | 68% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political Party | Democrat | 35% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | 32% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
