More Are Feeling Affects of Shutdown; Opinion Evenly Divided on Who To Blame

Publication Date: 11/05/2025 5:00 AM CST

More Are Feeling Affects of Shutdown; Opinion Evenly Divided on Who To Blame

Publication: 11/05/2025 5:00 AM CST

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As the shutdown drags on, 44% of voters now report at least feeling Some impact from the shutdown that began on October 1st.
- That is up 5 points from 39% last week, and a new high.
- The totals include 16% who say they have felt A Lot of impact, and 28% who report feeling Some impact.
- For context, on October 1st, 6% said they felt A Lot of impact, and 17% said they felt Some.
Likewise, 85% are currently aware that the federal government is shutdown.
- That is identical to last week and 5 points up from two weeks ago.
While both parties blame the opposition for the standoff, 36% of voters place most of the blame on Republicans, and 36% place it mostly with the Democrats.
- Another 22% blame Both Parties Equally.
- The number blaming Republicans is down 3 points from last week.
- Meanwhile, the number blaming Democrats has gone up 4 points since then.
This is the first time since the shutdown began that a plurality has not blamed Republicans.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, November 3-4, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.