84% Say Fraud Is a Serious Problem in State Government

Publication Date: 12/12/2025 5:00 AM CST

84% Say Fraud Is a Serious Problem in State Government

Publication: 12/12/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Eighty-four percent (84%) of voters say fraud is at least a Somewhat Serious problem in the state government. Just 11% say it is not.
- Those numbers include 49% who say it is a Very Serious problem and 2% who say it is Not At All Serious.
- Large majorities of Republicans (89%) and Democrats (79%) consider it a serious problem.
Overall, 40% of voters trust Republicans to fight government fraud more than Democrats, and 40% trust Democrats over Republicans.
- Twenty percent (20%) are Not Sure.
- The party splits are predictable mirror images.
- However, one third (32%) of voters who prefer traditional GOP policies say they are Not Sure who they trust more.
- One quarter (24%) of those who prefer traditional Democrat policies say they are Not Sure.
If fraud is discovered, a majority (53%) want the money to be given directly to the people, while the rest are split between wanting to use the money to lower taxes (22%) or to expand social welfare services (22%).
- Nearly 6 in 10 Republicans (58%) prefer giving the money directly to the people, as do a plurality (44%) of Democrats.
- Among the rest, Republicans favor reducing taxes while Democrats prefer increasing social welfare services.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 9-10, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.