Still Just 9% Say Shutdown Has Affected Their Daily Life A Lot

Publication Date: 10/23/2025 5:00 AM CST

Still Just 9% Say Shutdown Has Affected Their Daily Life A Lot

Publication: 10/23/2025 5:00 AM CST

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As the shutdown enters its fourth week, 9% of voters say it has affected their daily lives A Lot.
- That is up 4 points from last week's low, and up 3 points from the first week of the shutdown.
- Another 25% say the shutdown has affected their lives in Some way.
- That is a new high, up 10 points from last week's low of 15%, and up 8 points since October 1st.
- Only 8% of government employees* say the shutdown has affected their lives A Lot.
Meanwhile, 36% blame the Republicans for the shutdown, while 34% blame the Democrats.
- Those numbers are identical to last week.
- Opinion has evened out since the first week of the shutdown, when 40% blamed Republicans and 31% blamed Democrats.
- Another 24% blame both parties equally.
Eight in ten voters (80%) are aware that there is a partial government shutdown at this time.
- That is 9 points higher than when the shutdown started, and up 6 points from last week.

*Note that our sample of government employees also includes state and local employees.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, October 20-21, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.