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National Survey of 1,085 U.S. Likely Voters
Conducted November 30 - December 6, 2023 by Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No
Presidential Approval Strongly approve 27% 30% 26% 22% 27% 35% 27% 37% 23% 23% 46% 10% 25% 16% 28% 45% 47% 24% 24% 24% 37% 24% 28% 25% 31% 25% 31% 27% 28% 22% 26% 25% 25% 31% 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 7% 50% 16% 0% 39% 24%
Somewhat approve 17% 16% 17% 27% 11% 12% 12% 25% 27% 29% 22% 8% 19% 9% 23% 22% 9% 18% 18% 17% 15% 11% 16% 13% 23% 20% 21% 15% 13% 9% 21% 18% 19% 10% 12% 0% 100% 0% 0% 3% 28% 30% 22% 21% 14%
Somewhat disapprove 11% 10% 11% 18% 8% 6% 10% 10% 15% 16% 11% 10% 12% 11% 11% 12% 9% 12% 12% 13% 7% 11% 10% 10% 12% 22% 11% 7% 6% 7% 14% 8% 11% 11% 8% 0% 0% 100% 0% 8% 11% 24% 20% 9% 11%
Strongly disapprove 44% 43% 44% 31% 52% 45% 51% 26% 34% 28% 19% 71% 43% 63% 37% 17% 35% 46% 45% 44% 39% 54% 45% 51% 32% 32% 35% 49% 51% 62% 39% 48% 44% 46% 42% 0% 0% 0% 100% 81% 9% 29% 50% 30% 50%
Not sure 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 2% 0% 2% 1% 0% 3% 0% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 8% 1% 1%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No
Former president Donald Trump has been formally charged with crimes associated with an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Do you think Donald Trump is guilty, not guilty, or are you unsure if he’s guilty or not guilty? Guilty 47% 47% 46% 52% 41% 50% 43% 53% 47% 67% 72% 20% 45% 25% 55% 75% 48% 37% 42% 49% 57% 34% 47% 42% 57% 53% 52% 45% 43% 33% 39% 44% 48% 49% 58% 88% 77% 53% 8% 11% 82% 43% 42% 63% 39%
Not guilty 41% 42% 39% 32% 48% 39% 46% 30% 37% 18% 19% 66% 39% 62% 31% 15% 51% 43% 43% 39% 36% 51% 41% 48% 29% 27% 35% 41% 51% 56% 40% 39% 42% 40% 35% 7% 11% 22% 78% 75% 10% 29% 22% 25% 49%
Not sure 13% 11% 15% 17% 11% 11% 11% 17% 15% 16% 9% 14% 16% 13% 13% 9% 1% 20% 15% 12% 8% 14% 12% 10% 14% 20% 12% 13% 6% 12% 21% 17% 10% 11% 8% 5% 12% 25% 15% 14% 8% 28% 36% 12% 11%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election? Former president Donald Trump has been formally charged with crimes associated with an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Do you think Donald Trump is guilty, not guilty, or are you unsure if he’s guilty or not guilty?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No Guilty Not guilty Not sure
If President Trump is found guilty of crimes associated with attempting to overturn the 2020 election, what, in your opinion, should be his punishment? Fine 34% 35% 33% 28% 37% 34% 38% 23% 29% 21% 19% 53% 31% 50% 28% 13% 38% 38% 30% 33% 34% 42% 35% 43% 22% 24% 31% 36% 41% 42% 31% 32% 35% 35% 31% 8% 6% 23% 63% 64% 8% 15% 10% 26% 39% 8% 66% 27%
Prison <1 year 5% 5% 5% 7% 4% 4% 3% 11% 7% 3% 4% 6% 4% 5% 4% 6% 9% 8% 4% 4% 3% 5% 6% 7% 3% 7% 3% 6% 2% 7% 9% 7% 4% 3% 2% 5% 7% 7% 3% 4% 5% 20% 1% 5% 5% 5% 6% 2%
Prison 1-5 years 16% 17% 14% 20% 12% 17% 13% 18% 20% 27% 22% 9% 15% 10% 21% 21% 8% 14% 15% 16% 18% 10% 17% 14% 20% 15% 20% 18% 13% 8% 15% 14% 14% 17% 24% 21% 35% 23% 3% 3% 26% 21% 30% 19% 13% 29% 3% 11%
Prison >5 years 16% 17% 16% 17% 15% 18% 16% 17% 19% 10% 26% 5% 18% 6% 20% 30% 30% 13% 17% 17% 17% 9% 17% 15% 22% 18% 19% 18% 18% 9% 20% 16% 14% 16% 15% 32% 27% 16% 3% 2% 29% 19% 20% 17% 16% 32% 3% 3%
Prison for life 7% 6% 7% 7% 6% 7% 5% 9% 6% 13% 12% 1% 6% 2% 8% 13% 5% 4% 6% 7% 9% 5% 6% 5% 9% 8% 9% 3% 2% 6% 3% 7% 8% 7% 7% 15% 8% 5% 1% 2% 12% 8% 3% 11% 5% 13% 0% 4%
Permanent exile 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 6% 2% 3% 4% 1% 4% 2% 4% 4% 1% 2% 5% 4% 2% 5% 1% 3% 3% 5% 2% 4% 2% 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 0% 5% 6% 3% 1% 1% 5% 3% 0% 6% 2% 4% 2% 3%
Death 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 0% 1% 1% 4% 7% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% 0% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 0% 2% 3% 5% 0% 1% 3% 2% 0% 1% 4% 1% 0% 4% 2% 4% 0% 1% 3% 0% 0% 1% 2% 4% 0% 1%
Not sure 18% 15% 20% 15% 20% 18% 20% 14% 12% 17% 11% 23% 20% 23% 13% 11% 9% 18% 22% 18% 15% 23% 18% 13% 18% 18% 16% 15% 19% 22% 19% 17% 17% 17% 21% 11% 10% 19% 24% 23% 11% 14% 35% 14% 18% 6% 21% 48%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election?
Answered by the 47% of respondents who said that Trump was guilty LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No
If President Trump is found guilty of crimes associated with attempting to overturn the 2020 election, what, in your opinion, should be his punishment? Fine 8% 8% 7% 15% 4% 3% 6% 7% 16% 4% 6% 20% 4% 20% 6% 2% 19% 8% 4% 8% 7% 18% 6% 12% 2% 12% 7% 11% 4% 5% 5% 7% 10% 11% 1% 6% 2% 16% 28% 46% 3% 0% 0% 13% 4%
Prison <1 year 5% 7% 3% 8% 3% 5% 2% 16% 5% 4% 5% 9% 4% 4% 6% 6% 7% 14% 1% 4% 3% 8% 4% 7% 3% 10% 3% 5% 0% 10% 14% 7% 3% 4% 1% 2% 8% 10% 5% 4% 5% 20% 3% 4% 6%
Prison 1-5 years 29% 30% 27% 29% 26% 32% 29% 27% 23% 37% 27% 35% 28% 30% 32% 24% 15% 23% 30% 30% 30% 26% 35% 26% 28% 17% 35% 33% 28% 19% 25% 26% 26% 30% 42% 22% 40% 30% 21% 11% 29% 29% 57% 26% 28%
Prison >5 years 32% 31% 33% 28% 34% 35% 36% 30% 31% 10% 33% 18% 37% 22% 31% 38% 48% 32% 38% 30% 28% 18% 36% 31% 36% 32% 31% 33% 40% 26% 45% 32% 28% 31% 26% 36% 29% 25% 29% 16% 34% 37% 40% 26% 36%
Prison for life 13% 11% 14% 10% 15% 14% 12% 12% 10% 20% 17% 3% 10% 7% 13% 16% 9% 8% 12% 13% 16% 9% 12% 11% 15% 12% 16% 6% 6% 18% 5% 16% 14% 14% 12% 17% 9% 8% 9% 8% 14% 13% 0% 16% 12%
Permanent exile 4% 3% 5% 3% 5% 4% 4% 5% 3% 5% 5% 5% 3% 6% 4% 4% 2% 2% 5% 6% 3% 8% 2% 4% 4% 5% 2% 5% 5% 10% 1% 8% 5% 5% 1% 4% 6% 1% 4% 6% 4% 0% 0% 6% 3%
Death 4% 4% 3% 3% 6% 0% 3% 0% 6% 10% 2% 6% 5% 4% 3% 4% 0% 6% 3% 2% 6% 3% 0% 4% 5% 8% 0% 3% 7% 5% 1% 1% 8% 1% 0% 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% 4% 0% 0% 2% 5%
Not sure 6% 5% 8% 5% 7% 7% 7% 2% 5% 11% 5% 6% 10% 7% 7% 5% 0% 6% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 5% 8% 5% 7% 4% 11% 7% 2% 4% 7% 4% 18% 9% 4% 5% 1% 5% 7% 0% 0% 7% 7%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election? Former president Donald Trump has been formally charged with crimes associated with an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Do you think Donald Trump is guilty, not guilty, or are you unsure if he’s guilty or not guilty?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No Guilty Not guilty Not sure
If President Trump is found guilty of crimes associated with attempting to overturn the 2020 election, do you think he should be banned from running from public office again? Yes 54% 55% 54% 62% 48% 55% 49% 63% 65% 64% 77% 29% 54% 35% 62% 81% 66% 52% 49% 55% 59% 45% 54% 47% 64% 63% 62% 48% 47% 41% 58% 49% 53% 55% 64% 89% 86% 72% 16% 18% 87% 63% 70% 70% 46% 93% 11% 49%
No 41% 41% 40% 30% 49% 40% 45% 34% 29% 30% 20% 64% 40% 60% 32% 16% 26% 43% 41% 41% 40% 50% 40% 49% 29% 31% 33% 49% 49% 52% 38% 41% 42% 41% 34% 9% 11% 24% 76% 76% 11% 22% 19% 28% 48% 5% 82% 37%
Not sure 5% 4% 6% 8% 3% 5% 5% 3% 5% 6% 3% 7% 6% 5% 6% 3% 8% 5% 10% 4% 2% 4% 6% 4% 6% 6% 4% 4% 5% 7% 4% 9% 5% 3% 2% 2% 3% 4% 8% 6% 2% 15% 11% 2% 6% 2% 6% 14%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No
If President Trump is found guilty of crimes associated with attempting to overturn the 2020 election, do you think members of the media who also alleged that fraud tainted the election results should be criminally punished as well? Yes 48% 48% 48% 57% 45% 44% 44% 55% 56% 61% 57% 43% 44% 45% 47% 58% 67% 52% 46% 48% 46% 48% 45% 46% 52% 52% 51% 50% 42% 45% 55% 53% 47% 43% 54% 58% 51% 48% 41% 38% 59% 46% 49% 56% 45%
No 33% 35% 31% 27% 37% 32% 36% 25% 34% 15% 25% 40% 34% 39% 33% 22% 25% 30% 33% 34% 34% 33% 33% 39% 28% 26% 34% 30% 36% 37% 26% 28% 34% 39% 36% 20% 26% 29% 45% 46% 21% 19% 35% 23% 37%
Not sure 19% 17% 21% 16% 18% 25% 20% 19% 10% 24% 18% 17% 22% 16% 21% 20% 8% 19% 21% 18% 20% 19% 22% 14% 20% 22% 15% 21% 22% 18% 19% 19% 18% 18% 10% 22% 23% 23% 14% 16% 20% 35% 16% 21% 18%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election? If President Trump is found guilty of crimes associated with attempting to overturn the 2020 election, do you think members of the media who also alleged that fraud tainted the election results should be criminally punished as well?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No Yes No Not sure
Generally speaking, what should the punishment be for those in the media who alleged that the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent? Fine 33% 34% 31% 37% 31% 30% 35% 20% 36% 28% 31% 36% 30% 38% 32% 26% 26% 31% 31% 34% 35% 34% 38% 37% 26% 30% 30% 37% 35% 35% 28% 29% 34% 35% 40% 28% 27% 32% 39% 40% 28% 21% 10% 31% 35% 32% 41% 20%
Banned from public speaking 18% 18% 18% 19% 16% 20% 15% 27% 19% 25% 20% 19% 15% 16% 24% 14% 29% 25% 16% 17% 13% 21% 13% 18% 19% 18% 16% 21% 19% 18% 29% 20% 16% 16% 11% 20% 27% 23% 13% 15% 20% 29% 19% 19% 17% 23% 10% 19%
Prison <1 year 4% 3% 4% 6% 3% 4% 4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 3% 5% 4% 3% 5% 11% 2% 6% 3% 4% 4% 5% 3% 4% 4% 4% 6% 3% 3% 7% 4% 4% 2% 3% 6% 6% 4% 2% 2% 5% 4% 15% 5% 3% 5% 3% 3%
Prison >1 year 7% 9% 5% 7% 7% 7% 6% 9% 10% 8% 10% 4% 7% 5% 9% 10% 11% 12% 7% 6% 4% 4% 7% 8% 9% 6% 9% 6% 8% 6% 5% 7% 8% 9% 4% 11% 7% 9% 4% 4% 10% 12% 5% 8% 7% 11% 3% 4%
Both speech ban and prison 10% 9% 12% 12% 9% 10% 8% 16% 15% 12% 14% 6% 11% 8% 9% 16% 6% 9% 11% 11% 11% 11% 7% 5% 16% 14% 12% 9% 7% 7% 9% 12% 11% 10% 11% 14% 12% 9% 8% 6% 15% 8% 8% 14% 9% 18% 2% 6%
Not sure 28% 27% 28% 19% 34% 28% 32% 22% 16% 22% 21% 31% 32% 29% 22% 29% 17% 21% 29% 29% 33% 26% 31% 29% 27% 28% 29% 20% 27% 32% 21% 28% 28% 29% 30% 21% 22% 23% 35% 33% 22% 26% 43% 23% 29% 12% 41% 47%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Ideology Education Religion Where Do You Live Income Presidential Approval Who did you vote for in the 2020 Presidential election? Did you vote with an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 election?
Answered by 48% of respondents who said that the media was guilty LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Attended high school, but did not graduate High school graduate Attended college, but did not complete College graduate Graduate school Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other Major city Suburbs Small city Town Rural Under $30,000 $30,000 - $50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 $100,000 - $200,000 More than $200,000 Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Trump Biden Other Wouldn't vote Yes No
Generally speaking, what should the punishment be for those in the media who alleged that the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent? Fine 32% 35% 29% 38% 31% 21% 33% 22% 37% 33% 32% 35% 29% 37% 30% 28% 24% 29% 28% 36% 33% 31% 42% 32% 27% 31% 33% 26% 32% 37% 25% 32% 32% 31% 53% 30% 28% 32% 36% 39% 29% 21% 3% 30% 35%
Banned from public speaking 23% 25% 21% 22% 21% 29% 23% 29% 20% 17% 23% 25% 20% 20% 30% 19% 28% 30% 23% 19% 21% 23% 20% 27% 21% 24% 18% 31% 20% 25% 31% 22% 23% 19% 12% 21% 29% 28% 21% 21% 23% 31% 39% 22% 22%
Prison <1 year 5% 3% 7% 7% 3% 5% 4% 9% 3% 9% 5% 4% 6% 6% 4% 5% 17% 3% 10% 2% 5% 7% 5% 5% 4% 6% 3% 12% 4% 3% 11% 4% 6% 0% 4% 6% 5% 6% 4% 3% 6% 8% 18% 5% 4%
Prison >1 year 11% 14% 8% 8% 13% 12% 11% 12% 10% 11% 12% 8% 12% 9% 14% 11% 17% 17% 6% 12% 8% 7% 13% 14% 11% 9% 14% 6% 12% 12% 7% 9% 12% 19% 8% 15% 10% 10% 9% 8% 14% 7% 5% 12% 11%
Both speech ban and prison 18% 15% 20% 17% 17% 19% 15% 20% 23% 20% 20% 14% 19% 14% 16% 24% 8% 12% 21% 18% 22% 16% 13% 10% 26% 21% 19% 18% 16% 13% 11% 21% 19% 20% 17% 21% 20% 13% 15% 13% 21% 18% 16% 18% 18%
Not sure 12% 8% 15% 8% 14% 14% 13% 9% 8% 10% 8% 15% 13% 14% 6% 14% 6% 10% 13% 13% 11% 16% 8% 12% 10% 10% 13% 7% 16% 11% 15% 13% 8% 11% 6% 6% 8% 12% 16% 16% 8% 16% 19% 14% 10%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Male 48%
Female 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 32%
40-64 46%
65+ 22%
  Total
LV's
Race White 67%
Black 13%
Other 20%
  Total
LV's
Party Democrat 36%
Republican 33%
Other 31%