Questions - Heartland May Socialism

Survey of 1,067 US Likely Voters
Conducted April 30 - May 4, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute

1.     2024 Vote

2.     Trump Approval

3.     Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism?

4.     Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of communism?

5.     The next presidential election is in 2028. Would you like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the next presidential election?

Answered by 699 respondents who are likely to vote in the Democratic Primary:

6.     How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President?

7.     If the Democratic Party's presidential primaries were held today, and the candidates were Kamala Harris, Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Gavin Newsom, who would you vote for?

8.     If the 2028 presidential election were held today, and the candidates were J.D. Vance and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who would you vote for?

9.     If the 2028 presidential election were held today, and the candidates were J.D. Vance and Bernie Sanders, who would you vote for?

10.  The Trump administration is currently in the midst of a "trade war" with China, with each side imposing tariffs on the other. Who do you hope wins the tariff war?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence