Toplines - Heartland May Musk 2025

Survey of 1,067 US Likely Voters
Conducted April 30 - May 4, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute

 

1.     2024 Vote

 

45% Harris

46% Trump

  4% Other

  4% Didn't vote

  1% Not sure

 

2.     Trump Approval

 

26% Strongly support

21% Somewhat support

10% Somewhat oppose

40% Strongly oppose

  2% Not sure

 

3.     Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elon Musk?

 

21% Very favorable

21% Somewhat favorable

14% Somewhat unfavorable

38% Very unfavorable

  5% Not sure

 

4.     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?

 

48% Yes

38% No

14% Not sure

 

5.     Would you support a hypothetical law that would imprison Elon Musk for his role in DOGE?

 

39% Strongly support

15% Somewhat support

10% Somewhat oppose

26% Strongly oppose

10% Not sure

 

 

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