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CATAWBA-YOUGOV SURVEY FINDS NORTH CAROLINIANS POINT TO WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS
FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN,
WHILE ECONOMIC ANXIETY INTENSIFIES
A new Catawba-YouGov Survey finds a plurality of North Carolinians blame Washington Republicans—both the President and congressional Republicans—for the ongoing government shutdown, while growing numbers express concern about the economy.
In the survey taken October 16-24 of 1,000 North Carolinians, four out of ten respondents say Washington Republicans combined are responsible: 23 percent blame the Republican Party in Congress and another 18 percent fault the President. While 29 percent blame the Democratic Party, one in four North Carolinians say both parties share blame for the nearly month-long federal government shutdown.
“With this latest shutdown close to becoming the longest in American history, the division among North Carolina partisans reflects the nation’s divided state,” said Dr. Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history and director of the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service at Catawba College, which wrote and paid for the online survey administered by YouGov.
"Over two-thirds of self-identified North Carolina Democrats blame Washington Republicans, while 56 percent of North Carolina Republicans blame the Democratic Party,” Bitzer noted. “Among North Carolina independents, 35 percent blame Republicans, 26 percent hold Democrats responsible, and a third—34 percent—say it is both parties’ fault.”
Read more about the new survey results, along with what economic concerns North Carolinians have going into the 2026 mid-term election year, at:
https://www.catawba.edu/news/all-news/2025/yougov-16/
Special note: we'll have a second newsletter sent out this Thursday with more from the October Catawba-YouGov Survey on the approval & disapproval ratings of President Trump, Governor Stein, and others--including the frontrunners for each party in the 2026 U.S. Senate election--along with NC opinion on Hurricane Helene relief and the military in urban areas.
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