63% Say the President Has Too Much Power: Another New High

Publication Date: 01/18/2026 5:00 AM CST

63% Say the President Has Too Much Power: Another New High

Publication: 01/18/2026 5:00 AM CST

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A large majority (63%) of voters believe the President has too much power, up 4 points from October and a new high since we started asking this question in 2024.
- That total is split among those who believe he has Far Too Much (42%) and Somewhat Too Much (21%).
- This is in stark contrast to our August 2024 poll while Biden was in office, in which only 35% of voters believed the President had too much power.
- Twenty-three percent (23%) believe the President's level of power is about right, while 15% believe it is too little.
In contrast, voters are now significantly less likely to say Congress or the Supreme Court has too much power.
Four in 10 voters (40%) believe that Congress has too much power, down 8 points from October.
- That total includes 16% who say it has Far Too Much and 24% who say Somewhat Too Much.
- The number saying Congress has too little power (29%) is also up 7 points, while 24% say it has About the Right Amount.
- Republicans say Congress has too much Power by a 47% to 14% margin, with a third (33%) saying it is About the Right Amount.
- Democrats disagree but seem split into two groups: 44% say Congress has too little power, while 35% claim it has too much. Another 16% say it is About the Right Amount.
Likewise, 42% of voters believe the Supreme Court has too much power, down 5 points from October.
- That group is split among those who believe it has Far Too Much (15%) and Somewhat Too Much (27%).
- Unlike Congress, the number saying the Supreme Court has too little power is just up 1 point from October, while 30% believe its level of power is about right.
- About half (51%) of Democrats say the court has too much power, while 27% believe it has too little.
- On the other hand, a plurality (45%) of Republicans say the Court has about the right amount. A third (34%) believe it has too much power, and a quarter (26%) say it is too little.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 13-14, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.