65% Say Pluto Should Still Be a Planet

Publication Date: 04/21/2026 5:00 AM CST

65% Say Pluto Should Still Be a Planet

Publication: 04/21/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Sixty-five percent (65%) of voters say Pluto should still be considered a planet. Just 16% disagree.
- About 1 in 5 (19%) are not sure.
Majorities of every measured age group say Pluto should be called a planet.
- Unsurprisingly, voters under 35 are the most likely to say Pluto is not a planet, with 23% opposed to it.
- However, seniors are less likely to say it IS a planet, due to the fact that 28% say they are not sure.
Voters were given a brief history recap, starting with Pluto's discovery in 1930, extending through the controversy that began in the 1990's, and finally ending with 2006, where the International Astronomical Union officially declared Pluto to not be a planet.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, April 14-15, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.