38% Would Blame Democrats for Shutdown
Just a week before the deadline for Congress to pass a spending bill to keep the federal government running, Democrats stand to be the leading scapegoat for a possible shutdown.
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September 25, 2025
September 24, 2025
FBI Director Remains Popular With Republicans
Eight months into his tenure as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel’s favorability has declined slightly, although most Republicans still like him.
September 23, 2025
60% View Domestic Terrorism as Greater Threat
Domestic terrorism is more of a concern than foreign terrorism, most voters say, and a plurality see far-right extremists as a bigger threat than the far left.
September 22, 2025
Voters Oppose Explicit Books in Public Schools
An overwhelming majority of voters continue to oppose sexually explicit books in public school libraries, and believe schools have an obligation to inform parents what their children are being taught.
September 22, 2025
U.S. Economy Seen as More Fair Now
More voters now see the American economy as fair, including more who see it as fair to women and minorities.
September 19, 2025
Urban Crime: Most See Success in Trump’s D.C. Policy
A majority of voters consider President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime in the nation’s capital a success, and favor him repeating the measure in other cities.
September 18, 2025
Few Expect Peace Deal in Gaza War
American voters are pessimistic about the prospects for an agreement to end the war in Gaza.
September 17, 2025
85% Expect More Political Violence After Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has increased concerns about further political violence in America.
September 16, 2025
Border Security: Trump Gets Majority Approval
Most voters give President Donald Trump credit for securing America’s border.
September 15, 2025
Drug War: 62% Approve Military Strike
Using the military against foreign drug traffickers has majority approval among American voters.
September 12, 2025
60% Favor Death Penalty in N.C. Stabbing Case
The stabbing death of a young Ukrainian refugee on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, has drawn nationwide attention to America’s violent crime problem.
September 11, 2025
56% Suspect COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Deaths
More than half of voters think COVID-19 vaccines may have killed many people, and back Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s criticism of government health officials.
September 10, 2025
Election Integrity: Many Don’t Trust Electronic Voting Machines
Nearly two-thirds of voters suspect electronic voting machines may be vulnerable to online manipulation.
September 9, 2025
Limits on ‘Maximum Income’ OK With Most Under-40 Voters
A majority of voters under 40 favor legal limits on how much an individual can earn, including nearly a third who would set the maximum income at $1 million a year or less.
September 8, 2025
Struggling and Discouraged, Many Young Voters Turn Radical
Believing that the economy is unfair to them, a majority of voters under 40 favor legislation to confiscate “excess wealth.”
September 5, 2025
American Students First: Voters Reject Trump’s Chinese Student Idea
Voters overwhelmingly think American students should get priority over foreigners at U.S. colleges, after President Donald Trump floated the idea of allowing student visas for 600,000 Chinese.
September 4, 2025
56% of Public School Parents Would Use Vouchers
If school choice vouchers were available, more than half of parents with children in public school would take advantage of the programs to send their kids to private school.
September 4, 2025
Most Under-40 Voters Favor Socialism
Support for socialist policies and socialist candidates is now a majority position among younger voters in America.
September 3, 2025
52% Think New Gun Laws Would Help Prevent School Shootings
In the aftermath of last week’s shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, more voters see a need for new gun control laws.
September 2, 2025
Republicans Feel Less Represented in Congress
By a 10-point margin, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe that their own party’s members of Congress agree with them.
