• Three in 4 voters (75%) say the names of members of Congress accused of sexual misconduct, discrimination, or other similar misconduct should be made public.
  • Just 13% disagree.
  • Party alignment on this issue is nearly identical.
  • Majorities of every measured demographic agree on this topic.
  • However, more than 1 in 4 government employees (26%) say the names should NOT be made public, along with 23% of voters under 34.
• Just 16% of voters think it is appropriate to use tax money to settle disputes of this kind, though it has been happening since the 1990s.
  
  • Again, a vast majority (70%) say it is inappropriate.
• Unsurpisingly, if an allegation is made, and the member of Congress involved knows it to be true, 83% say they should resign immediately.
  • Just 8% say they should remain in office until the next election.
  • However, nearly 1 in 5 government employees (18%) say the member of Congress should stay in office until the next election.
• Still, a majority (53%) of voters say that it is more important to fully investigate and substantiate claims made than to remove the accused from office immediately.
  • Thirty-seven percent (37%) disagree.
  • Majorities of Republicans (54%) and Democrats (53%) agree in this.
• It is worth noting that 62% of voters say most members of Congress act in ways that would be inappropriate or illegal for anyone else to act.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, April 27-28, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.