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Day-One Poll Finds Trump, Republicans Getting Most Blame for Shutdown

The survey captures early public reaction to a partial closure driven by a Senate standoff over health policy.

President Donald Trump attends a press conference in the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 29, 2025.
Visitors gather at the base of the West Lawn of the Capitol, during a press conference with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other fellow Republicans, on the first day of a partial government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 1, 2025.
The sun sets behind the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on the day of a Senate vote, hours before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect after midnight Sept. 30, 2025.
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Overview

  • Funding lapsed on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a stopgap bill, triggering a partial federal shutdown.
  • A Washington Post poll conducted Oct. 1 found 47% blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, 30% blame Democrats, and 23% are unsure.
  • Sixty-six percent said they are very or somewhat concerned about the shutdown, in a survey of 1,010 people with a ±3.5 point margin of error.
  • Pre-shutdown polls from the New York Times and NPR/PBS News/Marist showed a more divided picture of blame across both parties.
  • The impasse centers on extending Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and reversing recent Medicaid cuts, with a House-passed stopgap stalled in the Senate under the 60-vote threshold.