Four-in-ten Americans see bipartisan legislators as more effective
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to 11, 2024, 41% of Americans said legislators who work across party lines on an issue they care about are more effective than those who work only with their own party. This includes 26% who said somewhat more effective and 16% who said much more effective.
About four-in-ten said the two are equally effective (39%), and one in five said legislators who cross party lines are less effective (20%), with 15% who said somewhat less effective and 4% who said much less effective.
Topline scale
41% of Americans say bipartisan legislators are more effective than partisan ones; 20% say they are less effective.
How effective do you think a legislator who works with legislators from the opposite political party on an issue you care deeply about is, compared to a legislator who works with legislators from their own political party on that issue?
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full 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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
How effective do you think a legislator who works with legislators from the opposite political party on an issue you care deeply about is, compared to a legislator who works with legislators from their own political party on that issue?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.