Questions - Drain the Swamp - August 14 and 17-18, 2025

National Survey of 1,151 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted August 14 and 17-18, 2025

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement – “It’s time to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C.”?

2* President Trump has promised "to drain the swamp" of the federal bureaucracy. Do most members of Congress support or oppose draining the swamp?

3* In terms of “draining the swamp” and reducing bureaucracy, has Trump so far been very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?

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