• Nearly 2 in 3 voters (64%) have a favorable opinion of free markets.
  • Just 16% do not, while 20% are not sure.
  • These numbers are slightly more favorable than November, but essentially unchanged from February.
  • It is worth noting that voters no longer see socialism, capitalism, and free markets as mutually exclusive.
• Similarly, 67% of voters say it is more important to create economic growth than to reduce economic inequality. One quarter (26%) disagree.
  • Three quarters (77%) of Republicans say it is more important to create growth, along with a majority (56%) of Democrats.
  • It is important to note that 58% of those who favor socialism still say it is more important to create economic growth than to reduce economic inequality.
• Nearly 6 in 10 voters (59%) say it is more important to provide more opportunities for lower income Americans than it is to tax the rich. Another 35% say it is more important to tax the rich.
  • These numbers are little changed from September 2024.
  • Republicans overwhelmingly favor providing more opportunities by a 75% to 18% margin.
  • Democrats favor taxing the rich by an 11-point, 54% to 43% margin.
• Finally, 56% say it is possible for just about anyone who is willing to work to rise out of poverty and move into the middle class. 
  • That's down 4 points from this November, and matches the total from September 2024.
  • Meanwhile, 35% say it is not possible for just about anyone willing to work to rise out of poverty. That is a 15-point spike since November, and up 6 points from the Joe Biden-era, September 2024 survey.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 3-4, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.