# Nearly half say the parties don't address issues that matter to them

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 22-29, 2025, nearly half of Americans (49%) disagree that political parties do a good job of addressing issues important to people like them, including 19% who strongly disagree.

About a quarter (24%) agree the parties do a good job, including 4% who strongly agree, while 27% land in the middle.

## Topline

Please describe your level of agreement with the following statement: "Political parties do a good job of addressing issues that are important to people like me."

Nearly half say the parties don't address issues that matter to them.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Disagree: 29.7%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 26.9%
- Agree: 20.5%
- Strongly disagree: 19.1%
- Strongly agree: 3.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#political-parties-address-important-issues](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#political-parties-address-important-issues)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#political-parties-address-important-issues](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#political-parties-address-important-issues)