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| Survey of 1,067 US Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted April 30 - May 4, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| 1,067 | 512 | 555 | 139 | 160 | 192 | 288 | 288 | 736 | 128 | 139 | 64 | 373 | 352 | 341 | 374 | 351 | 296 | 46 | 21 | 214 | 269 | 395 | 155 | 407 | 404 | 208 | 31 | 189 | 211 | 256 | 56 | 16 | 90 | 249 | 331 | 523 | 213 | 480 | 496 | 47 | 38 | 760 | 126 | 181 | 281 | 228 | 102 | 430 | 26 | 558 | 141 | 100 | 196 | 72 | ||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| 2024 Vote | Harris | 45% | 39% | 50% | 48% | 41% | 44% | 44% | 48% | 40% | 75% | 42% | 45% | 90% | 5% | 37% | 15% | 51% | 77% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 46% | 49% | 49% | 45% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 25% | 43% | 45% | 44% | 58% | 71% | 51% | 47% | 46% | 38% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 63% | 51% | 9% | 12% | 47% | 86% | 32% | 66% | 41% | 17% | 11% | 27% |
| Trump | 46% | 50% | 43% | 38% | 48% | 46% | 50% | 47% | 53% | 16% | 43% | 39% | 8% | 92% | 42% | 80% | 40% | 13% | 36% | 44% | 59% | 46% | 41% | 46% | 48% | 45% | 49% | 46% | 69% | 47% | 51% | 38% | 32% | 21% | 36% | 44% | 47% | 48% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 23% | 36% | 87% | 80% | 34% | 5% | 48% | 30% | 47% | 67% | 84% | 45% | |
| Other | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 8% | 10% | 1% | 1% | 12% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 14% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 12% | 4% | 15% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 2% | 18% | |
| Didn't vote | 4% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 13% | 19% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | |
| Not sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| Trump Approval | Strongly approve | 26% | 30% | 23% | 21% | 27% | 25% | 24% | 31% | 31% | 15% | 20% | 10% | 8% | 56% | 16% | 50% | 15% | 11% | 17% | 48% | 30% | 26% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 24% | 30% | 18% | 40% | 32% | 25% | 25% | 35% | 15% | 17% | 27% | 24% | 31% | 5% | 49% | 10% | 18% | 32% | 17% | 11% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 57% | 15% |
| Somewhat approve | 21% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 28% | 21% | 26% | 13% | 21% | 14% | 26% | 31% | 10% | 31% | 24% | 29% | 27% | 6% | 20% | 0% | 30% | 23% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 29% | 20% | 25% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 6% | 37% | 16% | 26% | 23% | 18% | 18% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 23% | |
| Somewhat disapprove | 10% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 16% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 0% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 25% | 19% | 8% | 9% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 7% | 12% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 40% | 36% | 44% | 38% | 32% | 37% | 38% | 50% | 39% | 50% | 38% | 43% | 72% | 6% | 41% | 12% | 46% | 71% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 40% | 46% | 49% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 50% | 20% | 40% | 38% | 47% | 42% | 62% | 49% | 39% | 44% | 32% | 77% | 5% | 41% | 33% | 36% | 55% | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 58% | 29% | 22% | 10% | 36% | |
| Not sure | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 19% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 14% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elon Musk? | Very favorable | 21% | 26% | 17% | 15% | 23% | 20% | 20% | 26% | 25% | 12% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 45% | 15% | 40% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 20% | 25% | 14% | 35% | 26% | 21% | 19% | 26% | 9% | 12% | 22% | 19% | 25% | 4% | 41% | 3% | 16% | 25% | 15% | 9% | 66% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 10% | 18% | 9% | 24% | 44% | 9% |
| Somewhat favorable | 21% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 22% | 31% | 11% | 32% | 22% | 34% | 21% | 8% | 12% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 29% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 26% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 8% | 34% | 28% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 16% | 24% | 52% | 18% | 4% | 34% | 14% | 40% | 28% | 29% | 17% | |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 14% | 13% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 18% | 10% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 18% | 6% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 18% | 12% | 12% | 35% | 27% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 3% | 18% | 43% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 11% | 14% | |
| Very unfavorable | 38% | 32% | 44% | 37% | 28% | 34% | 39% | 47% | 38% | 45% | 35% | 33% | 67% | 10% | 37% | 13% | 42% | 69% | 23% | 26% | 32% | 37% | 43% | 43% | 38% | 40% | 37% | 42% | 20% | 39% | 35% | 43% | 26% | 66% | 46% | 37% | 43% | 29% | 73% | 7% | 21% | 21% | 35% | 49% | 44% | 5% | 9% | 28% | 80% | 10% | 55% | 24% | 20% | 13% | 31% | |
| Not sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 39% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 14% | 20% | 3% | 2% | 17% | 3% | 8% | 7% | 2% | 40% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 28% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| Elon Musk helped create the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Some claim that DOGE has engaged in unconstitutional activities, while others support DOGE’s efforts to reduce government spending. Would you support a hypothetical law that would ban Elon Musk from serving in government? | Yes | 48% | 48% | 49% | 51% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 49% | 46% | 58% | 46% | 58% | 68% | 29% | 46% | 31% | 49% | 73% | 20% | 37% | 40% | 45% | 55% | 51% | 46% | 50% | 49% | 53% | 35% | 51% | 46% | 56% | 61% | 66% | 49% | 51% | 50% | 37% | 73% | 26% | 41% | 24% | 45% | 68% | 46% | 25% | 28% | 41% | 77% | 15% | 61% | 48% | 34% | 26% | 30% |
| No | 38% | 43% | 34% | 32% | 37% | 37% | 38% | 43% | 41% | 30% | 38% | 24% | 20% | 59% | 37% | 61% | 34% | 18% | 21% | 49% | 44% | 43% | 33% | 39% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 31% | 53% | 36% | 42% | 41% | 33% | 24% | 30% | 34% | 38% | 47% | 17% | 59% | 40% | 43% | 44% | 23% | 26% | 69% | 49% | 33% | 14% | 36% | 29% | 34% | 48% | 65% | 35% | |
| Not sure | 14% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 8% | 18% | 8% | 59% | 14% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 21% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 15% | 19% | 33% | 11% | 9% | 28% | 6% | 23% | 26% | 9% | 49% | 10% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 35% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? | What is the highest level of education you have completed? | What is your family's annual income? | Which of the following best describes your faith or religious affiliation? | Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | 2024 Vote | Which of the following do you think is better? A free-market economic system, or socialism? | Trump Approval | How likely are you to vote in the 2028 Democratic Primary, where state elections are held to determine who should be the Democrat candidate for President? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LVs | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | No HS Diploma | HS Diploma | Some college | College degree | Graduate degree | <$50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Muslim | Atheist | Other | Urban | Suburban | Rural | Harris | Trump | Other | Didn't vote | Free market economic system | Socialism | Not sure | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | Not sure | ||
| Would you support a hypothetical law that would imprison Elon Musk for his role in DOGE? | Strongly support | 39% | 38% | 40% | 41% | 36% | 35% | 36% | 45% | 38% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 56% | 21% | 38% | 22% | 34% | 69% | 21% | 40% | 31% | 36% | 45% | 42% | 35% | 43% | 39% | 44% | 30% | 42% | 33% | 39% | 26% | 63% | 43% | 41% | 42% | 30% | 63% | 17% | 25% | 30% | 36% | 55% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 21% | 69% | 23% | 55% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 25% |
| Somewhat support | 15% | 16% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 24% | 12% | 5% | 12% | 22% | 20% | 28% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 18% | 18% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 44% | 6% | 11% | 17% | 11% | 19% | 13% | 16% | 30% | 14% | 14% | 26% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 21% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 40% | 22% | 11% | 4% | |
| Somewhat oppose | 10% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 15% | 6% | 8% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 15% | 24% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 14% | 25% | 16% | 10% | 6% | 14% | 7% | 19% | 28% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 20% | 21% | 9% | 8% | |
| Strongly oppose | 26% | 28% | 24% | 10% | 24% | 19% | 29% | 37% | 31% | 15% | 22% | 6% | 16% | 46% | 17% | 46% | 20% | 12% | 7% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 32% | 30% | 23% | 25% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 28% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 29% | 12% | 42% | 9% | 20% | 32% | 7% | 13% | 55% | 27% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 21% | 10% | 26% | 54% | 24% | |
| Not sure | 10% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 5% | 14% | 3% | 52% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 17% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 21% | 7% | 7% | 23% | 5% | 13% | 18% | 6% | 48% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 38% | |
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| Gender | Men | 48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women | 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-29 | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30-39 | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-49 | 18% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50-64 | 27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | White | 69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 12% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political Party | Democrat | 35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | 33% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 32% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Do you live in a major city, the suburbs, a small city, a town or a rural area? | Urban | 31% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 49% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
