Polls

 Newsweek -  U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating is underwater in all seven swing states, according to aggregated polling data. According to analysis by data journalist G. Elliott Morris posted in his Substack blog Strength In Numbers, the president's approval rating has sunk in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Arizona, all states he won in the 2024 election.

CNN

NBC News -   A Washington Post poll conducted on Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown, found that 47% of U.S. adults blame Trump and Republicans in Congress, while 30% blame Democrats and 23% said they're not sure.

The survey found that independents blamed Trump and Republicans over Democrats by a wide margin of 50% to 22%. And one-third of Republicans were either unsure who to blame (25%) or blamed their party (8%).

A New York Times/Siena poll taken in late September found that blaming both sides equally for a shutdown was the most popular answer, chosen by 33% of registered voters. Another 26% would blame Trump and Republicans, while 19% would blame Democrats, and 21% said they hadn't heard enough to say.

A poll by Marist, PBS News and NPR in late September found that 38% would blame Republicans, while 27% said they'd blame Democrats. Another 31% said they'd blame both parties equally, and 5% said they'd blame neither or were unsure who was at fault.

In a Morning Consult poll taken in late September, 45% of registered voters said they'd blame Republicans in Congress for a shutdown, while 32% said they'd blame Democrats. Another 16% had no opinion, while 7% chose "other." Independents blamed Republicans over Democrats by a margin of 41% to 24%.