Voters Don't See Socialism, Capitalism, and Free Markets as Exclusive

Publication Date: 12/07/2025 5:00 AM CST

Voters Don't See Socialism, Capitalism, and Free Markets as Exclusive

Publication: 12/07/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Thirty-five percent (35%) of voters have a favorable opinion of socialism while 50% have an unfavorable view.
- Fifty-three percent (53%) have a favorable opinion of capitalism, while 34% have an unfavorable view.
- Even more (64%) have a favorable opinion of free markets, while only 16% do not.
However, voters do not see socialism, capitalism, and free markets as mutually exclusive.
- Half (48%) of those with a favorable view of socialism also have a favorable opinion of capitalism
- Nearly a third of those with a favorable opinion of capitalism have a favorable opinion of socialism.
- Fans of both socialism and capitalism have favorable views of free markets.
One reason for this is that, in response to an open-ended question, only 27% of voters see socialism as Government or Collective Ownership of economic assets.
- In fact, among those with a favorable opinion of socialism, the number who think it involves Government or Collective Ownership is even smaller.
We will be releasing additional information from this research in the coming days.

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