Voters Split on if Cutting Government Workers Is Good for America

Publication Date: 08/30/2025 11:00 AM CST

Voters Split on if Cutting Government Workers Is Good for America

Publication: 08/30/2025 11:00 AM CST

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Forty-three percent (43%) of voters believe that the reduction of 300,000 federal workers this year is good for America.
- Forty-five percent (45%) believe it is harmful, with twelve percent (12%) unsure.
Only thirty-four percent (34%) of voters believe that the reduction of government employees is good for the economy.
- Forty-seven percent (47%) believe it was bad, with thirteen percent (13%) unsure.
- Republicans (57%) believe it is good for the economy, while democrats (69%) and independents (52%) believe it hurts.
Forty-five percent (45%) report that the impact of federal employees has had no or hardly any impact on their daily life and services.
- Thirty-two percent (32%) report some impact, while only ten percent (10%) report a lot of impact from the cuts.
- Thirteen percent (13%) are unsure of the effects.
Forty-five percent (45%) of the country believe private sector workers work harder than government employees.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) believe both work equally hard, with only six percent (6%) reporting government employees as the harder worker.

The most recent data cited is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen August 25-26, 2025. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.