• Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters say that policy experts in the federal government pay too little attention to voters' concerns.
  • That includes 39% who say far too little, and 29% who say somewhat too little.
  • Overall, 18% say policy experts pay too much attention, while 11% say they pay about the right amount of attention.
• Sixty-eight percent (68%) also say that the state government pays too little attention to voter concerns.
  • One third (33%) say far too little, while 35% say somewhat too little.
  • Just 13% say too much attention is paid.
• A similar number (65%) feel that local governments pay too little attention to voters' when creating policies.
  • Thirty-two percent (32%) say far too little attention is paid, while 33% say somewhat too little.
  • As at the state level, just 13% say too much attention is paid.
• On all of these questions, those who work in the government are far more likely to say too much attention is paid to voters.
• Another important group is most likely to disagree with the majority on all these questions are voters making more than $150,000 per year.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August 21, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.