Voters Divided on Whether TikTok is Good or Bad, Not on Who Decides for Children

Publication Date: 10/04/2025 6:00 AM CST

Voters Divided on Whether TikTok is Good or Bad, Not on Who Decides for Children

Publication: 10/04/2025 6:00 AM CST

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Voters are evenly divided on whether TikTok is good or bad for America, with 38% saying good and 39% saying bad.
- Republicans and Democrats have similar opinions, but Democrats are slightly more negative.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Republicans and 43% of Democrats say TikTok is bad for America.
- Other demographics (such as age, gender, income) are closely aligned as well.
However, a vast majority of voters (77%) say Parents should be primarily responsible for deciding whether and how much children and teens should use TikTok.
- Fourteen percent (14%) say the Local, State, or Federal Government should decide.
- A very small percentage of voters think others should decide: 2% say Schools, 1% say Doctors, and 1% say the children and teens themselves.
- More than 8 in 10 Republicans (84%) and three quarters of Democrats (74%) think Parents should be primarily responsible for their children's use of TikTok.
Still, voters do have concerns. Earlier in September, 77% of registered voters favored a proposal to ban the use of social media by children.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, September 29-30, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.