Questions - Government Shutdown - November 26-27, 2018

National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters

Conducted November 26-27, 2018
By Rasmussen Reports

1* If Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a budget agreement in the upcoming lame duck session, there will be a partial shutdown of the federal government. Payments for things like Social Security, Medicare and unemployment benefits would continue, but some federal government services could be shut down until an agreement is reached. Would a partial shutdown of the federal government be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

2* Would you rather have Congress avoid a partial government shutdown by authorizing government spending at a higher level, or would you prefer a partial government shutdown until Democrats and Republicans can agree to either cut spending or keep it at its current level?

3* In terms of your own personal life, how much of an impact did you feel from past government shutdowns -  no impact at all, a minor impact or a major impact?

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