Overview

• A Washington Post survey released Thursday reports 47% assign responsibility to President Trump and the GOP, 30% to Democrats, and 23% are unsure.
• The poll was conducted Wednesday, two days into the funding lapse, and surveyed 1,010 adults with a margin of error of ±3.5 percentage points.
• Health insurance funding is the central dispute, and 47% say they want both an extension of subsidies and for Democrats to insist on it.
• Sixty-six percent say they are very or somewhat concerned, with Democrats and independents notably more worried than Republicans.
• Findings differ from a New York Times/Siena poll taken before the shutdown that spread blame more evenly, with 26% faulting Trump and Republicans and 19% Democrats.