Questions - OR RR Election Issues - September 20, 2026

National Survey of 1,026 U.S. Likely Voters

Conducted September 20, 2026

By Our Republic and Rasmussen Reports

 

1* If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or for the Republican candidate?

 

 

2* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate) Would you vote for a Republican instead if you believed Republicans had the best plan to lower the cost of housing?

 

 

3* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate) Would you vote for a Republican instead if you believed Republicans had the best plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?

 

 

4* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate) Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state where you no longer live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s unlikely you would be caught and that it would help Democrats win more seats in Congress?

 

 

 

5* (Asked of 503 Voters Who Would Vote For The Democratic Candidate) If Democrats were to take control of Congress and a Democrat were to win the presidency in 2028, would you support a proposal to significantly increase the number of seats on the Supreme Court so that the court is more ideologically aligned with your values?

 

 

6* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate) Would you vote for a Democrat instead if you believed Democrats had the best plan to lower the cost of housing?

 

 

7* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate) Would you vote for a Democrat instead if you believed Democrats had the best plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?

 

 

8* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate) Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state where you no longer live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s unlikely you would be caught and that it would help Republicans win more seats in Congress?

 

 

9* (Asked of 441 Voters Who Would Vote For The Republican Candidate) If Republicans were to keep control of Congress in the 2026 election, would you support a proposal to significantly increase the number of seats on the Supreme Court so that the court is more ideologically aligned with your values?

 

 

10* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or Are Not Sure) Would you be willing to vote for whichever political party has the best plan to lower the cost of housing?

 

 

11* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or Are Not Sure) Would you be willing to vote for whichever political party has the best plan to lower the cost of groceries, gasoline, and clothing?

 

 

12* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or Are Not Sure) Would you break an election law, such as voting in a state where you no longer live or voting more than once, if you believed that it’s unlikely you would be caught and that it would help your preferred candidates to win their elections?

 

 

 

13* (Asked of 82 Voters Who Would Vote For Some Other Candidate Or Are Not Sure) Would you support a proposal to significantly increase the number of seats on the Supreme Court so that the court is more ideologically aligned with your values?

 

 

14* Would you support a proposal that would make Washington, D.C., a state?

 

 

15* Would you support a proposal to end the Electoral College and instead make all presidential elections determined by a national popular vote?

 

 

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