COVID: Voter Optimism Up, Perception of Government Response Down

Publication Date: 08/06/2025 11:00 AM CST

COVID: Voter Optimism Up, Perception of Government Response Down

Publication: 08/06/2025 11:00 AM CST

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Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
- This number has held steady for more than a year, since May 2024.
Most (65%) believe that, at this point, getting Covid is pretty much the same as getting the flu or a bad cold.
Voters are evenly divided between those who rate the federal government's handling of the pandemic as excellent or good (31%), fair (31%), and poor (36%).
- Last year, in May 2024, 43% rated the federal government's handling as excellent or good, and just 27% said poor.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen July 30-31, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.