Eighty-two percent (82%) of voters believe a search warrant should be required for the federal government to review an individual's bank transactions. A Napolitan News national survey found that just 13% disagree and believe a search warrant is not needed. That's largely because 87% of voters believe a person's bank records and credit card purchases should be considered private information.

However, 68% of voters think it's likely that federal agencies routinely pressure banks to provide private information on the bank customers without a search warrant. Only 19% consider that unlikely. These numbers are a clear indication of how little trust the federal government enjoys these days.

Voters see this as a serious problem and support strong accountability measures. Asked what should happen if a government official, without a search warrant, pressures a bank to provide private banking information, 75% said that person should be fired.

The Napolitan News Service surveys of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen February 26-27, 2024. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.