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Toplines - Heartland Nov 2025 Democratic Socialsm

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Survey of 1,496 US Likely Voters Under 40
Conducted October 31 - November 2, 2025

by Rasmussen Reports and StoppingSocialism.com

 

1.     How would you rate the job Donald Trump has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

25% Strongly approve

23% Somewhat approve

12% Somewhat disapprove

38% Strongly disapprove

  3% Not sure

 

2.     Who did you vote for in the 2024 Presidential Election? Vice President Kamala Harris or Former President Donald Trump?

 

45% Harris

39% Trump

  7% Other

  7% Didn't vote

  2% Not sure

 

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

 

51% Yes

32% No

17% Not sure

 

4.     When thinking about the list below, which has influenced you most to support Democratic Socialism?

 

27% Parent

  7% Grandparent

  5% Church leader

  4% Teacher in college or high school

10% Books

17% Online videos or podcasts

  5% Television shows

  1% Radio shows

  6% Print or digital news publications

17% Not sure

 

5.     To the best of your recollection, when you were growing up, which of the following represents how your parents or guardians felt about Democratic Socialism?

 

26% Very favorable

28% Somewhat favorable

15% Somewhat unfavorable

19% Very unfavorable

13% Not sure

 

6.     To the best of your recollection, when attending school and / or college, which of the following represents how most of your teachers and professors felt about Democratic Socialism?

 

22% Very favorable

30% Somewhat favorable

17% Somewhat unfavorable

  9% Strongly unfavorable

22% Not sure

 

7.     Which of the following represents how the majority of the news media you read, listen to, and / or watch portray Democratic Socialism?

 

21% Very favorable

32% Somewhat favorable

22% Somewhat unfavorable

14% Strongly unfavorable

12% Not sure

 

8.     If you attend Church, how does the church you attend portray Democratic Socialism?

 

16% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

15% Somewhat unfavorable

13% Very unfavorable

12% Not sure

28% Don’t attend Church

 

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