Voters Divided on the Bigger Problem With Fraud, Not on Focus of Solution

Publication Date: 01/23/2026 5:00 AM CST

Voters Divided on the Bigger Problem With Fraud, Not on Focus of Solution

Publication: 01/23/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Napolitan News asked voters which they considered to be the bigger problem: Too Much Fraudulent Spending, or Too Many People Not Getting the Help They Need--they were evenly divided.
- Forty-five percent (45%) claim Fraudulent Spending is the bigger issue, while 46% claim the bigger problem is Too Many People Not Getting the Help They Need.
- Unsurprisingly, two thirds (66%) of Republicans say fraudulent spending is the bigger problem, while 68% of Democrats disagree.
- Narrow majorities of voters making more than $75,000 per year claim spending is the problem, while those making less disagree.
While voters are divided on the larger problem, there is clear consensus that it is more important to Make Sure People Get the Help They Need (51%) than to Stop Fraudulent Spending (41%).
- Voters who prefer Trump-like policies overwhelmingly prefer to Stop Fraudulent Spending by a 70% to 23% margin, while Traditional Republican voters are split evenly.
- Large majorities of voters who prefer AOC-type policies (83%) and Traditional Democratic voters (75%) place more importance on getting people the help they need.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, January 19-20 , 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.