# Eight in ten say politicians should do what's right even against their party

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## Reading

About eight-in-ten Americans (81%) agree that politicians should do what is right and moral even when it cuts against their party, according to a Verasight survey conducted Sept. 22-29, 2025. That includes 44% who strongly agree.

Just 3% disagree and 2% strongly disagree, while 12% take neither side and 1% aren't sure.

## Topline

Politicians should do what is right and moral, even if it goes against their party's interests or ideology.

Eight in ten say politicians should do what's right even against their party.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly agree: 43.7%
- Agree: 37.3%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 12.5%
- Disagree: 2.8%
- Strongly disagree: 2.5%
- Do not know/can't choose: 1.2%

## 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#politicians-prioritizing-moral-choices-or-party-interests](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#politicians-prioritizing-moral-choices-or-party-interests)

## 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#politicians-prioritizing-moral-choices-or-party-interests](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#politicians-prioritizing-moral-choices-or-party-interests)