Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for October 22, 2025
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October 22, 2025: Twenty-four percent (24%) of voters say the federal government shutdown has had no impact on their daily lives. A Napolitan News Service national survey conducted by RMG Research found 28% say there has been hardly any impact, 15% say there has been some, and just 5% say a lot. Twenty-six percent (26%) were not asked, as they did not know there was a government shutdown.
The survey also found that 36% say the Republican Party is responsible for the shutdown. Thirty-four percent (34%) say the Democratic Party, and 23% place the blame on both parties equally.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 13-14, 2025. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Survey questions
[Among all voters] How much of an impact has the federal government shutdown had on your daily life?
- 26%-Not asked, did not say there was a government shutdown
- 24%-None
- 28%-Hardly any
- 15%-Some
- 5%-A lot
- 2%-Not sure
The federal government has been shut down since October 1. Which party is primarily responsible for the shutdown?
- 36%-Republican
- 34%-Democratic
- 23%-Both equally
- 7%-Not sure
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