49% Say Most on Food Stamps Truly in Need

Publication Date: 11/15/2025 2:58 PM CST

49% Say Most on Food Stamps Truly in Need

Publication: 11/15/2025 2:58 PM CST

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Roughly half (49%) of American voters say that the majority of people getting food stamps are truly in need.
- Forty percent (40%) disagree and say there is widespread abuse of the system.
- Those numbers are little changed from May, when 51% said most receiving food stamps were truly in need and 39% claimed widespread abuse of the system.
By a 67% to 21% margin, Democrats say most recipients are truly in need.
- Republicans say the opposite by a 57% to 34% margin.
- Younger voters are more trusting, with 69% of voters under 35 saying a majority of recipients are truly in need, compared to just 37% of seniors.
- Voters in high density areas are also far more likely to say people are truly in need (66%) than people in low density areas (46%).
A majority of voters (54%) also say people not getting the assistance they need is a bigger problem than too many people receiving them who are not eligible.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) disagree and say too many people receiving benefits is the larger problem.
- Three quarters (74%) of Democrats say people not getting assistance is the larger problem, compared to just 33% of Republicans.
- Elite and Elite Adjacent voters are split on the question; 44% say too many getting assistance is the larger problem, while 45% disagree.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, November 10-11, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.