Just 14% Say Politicians Should Be Involved in Naming Places After Themselves

Publication Date: 03/04/2026 5:00 AM CST

Just 14% Say Politicians Should Be Involved in Naming Places After Themselves

Publication: 03/04/2026 5:00 AM CST

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President Trump stirred up controversy as he began renaming buildings after himself in 2025.

While 61% of voters say it is appropriate to name public places after retired politicians, 23% disagree.
- Equal majorities of Republicans (62%) and Democrats (62%) say this is an appropriate honor for a retired politician.
However, just 26% say it is appropriate to name parks, roads and bridges, schools and other public places after politicians who are still in office.
- This number is inflated to 44% when looking at Trump-policy voters.
- A majority of voters (56%) disapprove of naming places after politicians who are still in office, including a plurality (42%) of Republicans, and 70% of Democrats.
And, a mere 14% of voters think it's appropriate for politicians to be involved in naming places after themselves.
- In contrast, 80% say the decisions should be made by others.
- This includes large majorities of Republicans (74%) and Democrats (85%).
Overall, 3 quarters (75%) of voters favor a proposal that no public places can be named after a politician until they have been out of office for 10 years.
- Just 16% oppose this proposal.
- These numbers include 39% who Strongly Favor it, and just 4% who Strongly Oppose it.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, February 25-26, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.