April 8, 2026

AllSides/ActiVote Survey on Executive Actions

In March 2026, AllSides and ActiVote collaborated on a survey on executive actions with 10 questions, each with 5 possible answers. The poll was processed using ActiVote’s standard polling methodology. The average sample size was 969 per question (ranging from a minimum of 623 to a maximum of 1667) leading to an average expected error of about 3.1%. We invite you to participate in this survey if you have not already.

The survey focused on actions taken by the Trump administration without consulting Congress and could be split in three main categories: (1) Military and National Security, (2) Immigration and (3) Domestic & Economic Policy.

The following table shows for each of the 10 questions overall approval vs. disapproval and approval by the (moderate right) vs. disapproval by the (moderate) left. Bluer cells indicate a relatively favorable result for Democrats, while redder cells indicate relatively favorable results for Republicans.

The Federal Sex Definition Order with a +23% favorability is the best news for the current administration regarding all actions surveyed. It suggests that this is a losing issue for the Left, in line with findings after the 2024 Presidential election that the Republicans won votes on the sex vs. gender debate.

The Asylum Eligibility Tightening has an overall +1% favorability, while being the most polarized topic of this survey: 92% of the right approves it while 92% of the left disapproves of it.

There are two topics that are overall deeply underwater: Tariff Executive Action is -25%, which likely reflects the fact that Tariffs hit many Americans in their wallet; and Executive Action on BirthRight Citizenship is -19%, which likely reflects the fact that many Americans believe this is simply in conflict with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (which seems where the Supreme Court is leaning given recent oral arguments).

Despite these outliers, the average result is telling: 42% average approval over these topics and 50% average disapproval rating, which is quite similar (even slightly better for the Trump administration) than the overall presidential approval ratings as of March 2026: ActiVote’s latest presidential approval poll showed 42% approval and 55% disapproval. Also, the average support for these actions from the right is a solid 80% suggesting that his base isn’t generally worried about most of these actions, while disapproval from the left is just as predictable at 92%, opposing all actions by the administration covered in our survey.

In other words: the Trump Administration “going it alone” as a way of governing neither earns them extra support nor does it lead to specific disapproval from the nation. Therefore, this survey suggests that executive action, as taken by this Administration is just as (un)popular as anything else the administration does.

In the next 10 sections we present the results per individual question.

U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

The survey (answered by 1177 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities?” and provided 5 answers:

Strongly approve the strikes
Somewhat approve the strikes
Mixed / unsure
Somewhat disapprove the strikes
Strongly disapprove the strikes

U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities — the headline result

Strongly approve

29%

Somewhat approve

12%

Mixed / unsure

Somewhat disapprove

Strongly disapprove

44%

None of the above

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A small majority of 51% disapprove of the strikes while 41% approved. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities — the crosstabs

Left

91%

Moderate Left

10%

71%

Center

25%

16%

12%

34%

Moderate Right

54%

22%

12%

Right

61%

15%

12%

Strongly approveSomewhat approveMixed / unsureSomewhat disapproveStrongly disapproveNone of the above

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The left is almost unanimous (96%) in its disapproval of the strikes, while 81% of the moderate left agrees with them. On the moderate right and right 76% approve of the strikes, with the center 46% against and 41% for.

Capture of Nicolás Maduro

The survey (answered by 1183 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion of the January 2026 raid that captured Nicolás Maduro?” and provided 5 answers:

Strongly approve the raid
Somewhat approve the raid
Mixed / unsure
Somewhat disapprove the raid
Strongly disapprove the raid

Capture of Nicolás Maduro — the headline result

Strongly approve

31%

Somewhat approve

13%

Mixed / unsure

Somewhat disapprove

Strongly disapprove

42%

None of the above

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Slightly more Americans (48%) disapprove of the raid than those that approve (44%). The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Capture of Nicolás Maduro — the crosstabs

Left

94%

Moderate Left

13%

71%

Center

27%

21%

11%

30%

Moderate Right

58%

21%

Right

67%

17%

Strongly approveSomewhat approveMixed / unsureSomewhat disapproveStrongly disapproveNone of the above

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The left is unanimous in their disapproval (98%), while the moderate left (84%) agrees with them. The moderate right is highly supportive with 79%, while the right approves with an even larger majority of 83%. The center approves by a small margin of 48% vs. 41%.

Lethal Counternarcotics Naval Interdictions

The survey (answered by 997 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the use of lethal force in counternarcotics naval operations?” and provided 5 answers:

Strongly support using lethal force
Somewhat support using lethal force
Mixed / unsure
Somewhat oppose using lethal force
Strongly oppose using lethal force

Lethal Counternarcotics Naval Interdictions — the headline result

Strongly support

28%

Somewhat support

14%

Mixed / unsure

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

47%

None of the above

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A small majority of 52% opposes the actions while 42% support the actions. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Lethal Counternarcotics Naval Interdictions — the crosstabs

Left

97%

Moderate Left

81%

Center

23%

15%

12%

38%

Moderate Right

52%

28%

12%

Right

65%

22%

Strongly supportSomewhat supportMixed / unsureSomewhat opposeStrongly opposeNone of the above

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The left unanimously (98%) opposes these actions, and a large majority (88%) of the moderate left agrees. The moderate right (80%) and right (87%) in large majority support the actions, while the center in majority are against the actions by 50% vs. 38%.

Border Emergency Declaration

The survey (answered by 1191 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the border emergency actions?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Strongly approve the declaration and expansion
Somewhat approve the declaration and expansion
Mixed / unsure
Somewhat disapprove the declaration and expansion
Strongly disapprove the declaration and expansion

Border Emergency Declaration — the headline result

Strongly approve

32%

Somewhat approve

13%

Mixed / unsure

Somewhat disapprove

Strongly disapprove

45%

None of the above

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A 50% majority disapproves of the actions, while 45% approve of the actions. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Border Emergency Declaration — the crosstabs

Left

97%

Moderate Left

78%

Center

26%

20%

12%

35%

Moderate Right

58%

24%

Right

72%

16%

Strongly approveSomewhat approveMixed / unsureSomewhat disapproveStrongly disapproveNone of the above

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The left disapproves unanimously (99%) of the actions, while the moderate left in large majority (86%) agrees with them. The moderate right (82%) and the right (88%), however, approve of the actions. The center leans slightly towards the right: 46% approve, while 43% disapprove.

Executive Action on Birthright Citizenship

The survey (answered by 643 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the executive birthright citizenship action?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Strongly approve the restrictions
Somewhat approve the restrictions
Mixed / unsure
Somewhat disapprove the restrictions
Strongly disapprove the restrictions

Executive Action on Birthright Citizenship — the headline result

Strongly approve

27%

Somewhat approve

10%

Mixed / unsure

Somewhat disapprove

Strongly disapprove

53%

None of the above

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A 56% majority disapproves of the actions, while 37% approve of the actions. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Executive Action on Birthright Citizenship — the crosstabs

Left

100%

Moderate Left

93%

Center

18%

10%

11%

55%

Moderate Right

50%

19%

13%

12%

Right

67%

18%

Strongly approveSomewhat approveMixed / unsureSomewhat disapproveStrongly disapproveNone of the above

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The left (100%) and the moderate left (95%) are unanimous about their disapproval of this action. The moderate right (69%) and the right (85%) approve of the action. The center is against the action 59% vs. 28%.

Asylum Eligibility Tightening

The survey (answered by 668 people) asked: “Which of the following statements best reflects your opinion on asylum eligibility tightening?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Support even stronger rules than enacted in February 2025
Strongly support the stricter rules
Somewhat support the stricter rules
Prefer to revert back to the previous rules
Prefer less strict rules than those before the rule tightening

Asylum Eligibility Tightening — the headline result

Even stricter rules

25%

Strongly support stricter rules

16%

Somewhat support stricter rules

Prefer previous rules

12%

Prefer the least strict rules

36%

None of the above

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A large 48% minority disapproves of the stricter rules, while 49% approve of some form of stricter rules. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Asylum Eligibility Tightening — the crosstabs

Left

87%

Moderate Left

29%

59%

Center

22%

16%

12%

21%

26%

Moderate Right

43%

35%

14%

Right

59%

27%

Even stricter rulesStrongly support stricter rulesSomewhat support stricter rulesPrefer previous rulesPrefer the least strict rulesNone of the above

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The left is almost unanimous (96%) in their disapproval of the new rules, and 88% of the moderate left agrees with the left. Conversely, 92% of both the right and moderate right support stricter rules.

Federal Sex Definition Order

The survey (answered by 1667 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the biological sex-definition actions?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Federal policy should use a strictly biological definition of sex
Federal policy should mostly use biological sex, with limited exceptions
Federal policy should use a mixed approach (context-dependent)
Federal policy should mostly recognize gender identity, with limited exceptions
Federal policy should recognize gender identity broadly across federal programs

Federal Sex Definition Order — the headline result

Strictly biological

43%

Mostly biological

13%

Mixed

Mostly gender

Strictly gender

28%

None of the above

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A majority of 56% believes that sex should mostly or strictly be defined biologically, while 33% believes that gender should be the leading criteria. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Federal Sex Definition Order — the crosstabs

Left

82%

Moderate Left

11%

21%

12%

44%

Center

46%

21%

14%

12%

Moderate Right

77%

18%

Right

80%

15%

Strictly biologicalMostly biologicalMixedMostly genderStrictly genderNone of the above

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The left is nearly unanimous (89%) that gender should be the key trait used in definition. The moderate left thinks differently with just 56% supporting gender as the key trait. Centrists (67%), the moderate right (95%) and the right (95%) all believe that biological definitions should take precedence.

Tariff Executive Action

The survey (answered by 623 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on executive action for tariff expansions?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Expand the tariffs further
Keep most of the tariffs in place
Keep some and roll back some
Roll back most of the tariffs
Roll back the tariffs entirely

Tariff Executive Action — the headline result

Expand tariffs further

17%

Keep expanded tariffs in place

13%

Mixed

12%

Roll back most

Roll back all tariffs

47%

None of the above

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A majority of 55% would like to roll back most or all tariffs. Only 30% would like to keep the tariffs in place or further expand them. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Tariff Executive Action — the crosstabs

Left

95%

Moderate Left

12%

83%

Center

17%

10%

44%

Moderate Right

26%

28%

24%

Right

40%

25%

16%

Expand tariffs furtherKeep expanded tariffs in placeMixedRoll back mostRoll back all tariffsNone of the above

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The left (99%) and moderate left (95%) unanimously want most or all tariffs rolled back. The right (65%) and moderate right (54%) are somewhat supportive of the tariffs, while the center is 54%-26% against them.

Civil Service Reclassification

The survey (answered by 864 people) asked: “Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the Schedule F-style reclassification?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Expand it significantly (many more roles at-will)
Expand it somewhat (some additional roles at-will)
Keep it limited (small, clearly defined set)
Scale it back (fewer roles than planned)
Eliminate it (restore prior protections)

Civil Service Reclassification — the headline result

More at-will roles

24%

Some additional at-will roles

Limited

11%

Fewer at-will roles

Restore prior protections

47%

None of the above

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A small majority (51%) would like to reduce the number of at-will roles, while 33% favors doing more than proposed. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Civil Service Reclassification — the crosstabs

Left

94%

Moderate Left

80%

Center

14%

16%

10%

45%

Moderate Right

42%

16%

20%

11%

Right

62%

15%

12%

More at-will rolesSome additional at-will rolesLimitedFewer at-will rolesRestore prior protectionsNone of the above

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The left (96%) and moderate left (85%) want to reduce the scope significantly or restore the previous situation. The moderate right (58%) and the right (77%) are supportive of the reclassification. The center is more opposed (55%) than supportive (23%) of it.

Unleashing American Energy Order

The survey (answered by 674 people) asked: “Which of the following statements best reflects your opinion on the domestic energy executive order?” and provided 5 possible answers:

Reduce regulations much more
Reduce regulations somewhat more
Keep current balance
Keep more protections, roll back fewer
Strengthen protections and slow rollbacks

Unleashing American Energy Order — the headline result

Reduce more

22%

Somewhat reduce

12%

Current balance

Somewhat stronger protections

Stronger protections

49%

None of the above

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A majority of 56% wants stronger protections instead of reduced regulations, which is supported by 42%. The country is polarized on this topic along the political spectrum:

Unleashing American Energy Order — the crosstabs

Left

99%

Moderate Left

87%

Center

11%

10%

13%

15%

47%

Moderate Right

38%

27%

14%

10%

Right

60%

21%

10%

Reduce moreSomewhat reduceCurrent balanceSomewhat stronger protectionsStronger protectionsNone of the above

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The left (99%) and moderate left (94%) would like to see stronger protections for the environment instead of less regulation, while the moderate right (79%) and right (91%) support the changes or would like to see even more action.

Appendix A - Survey Content

Each of the participants was provided with optional background information on each of these policy topics before responding. We encourage you to review the survey in detail if you have questions on what each participant read.

For each of the questions we have looked at the overall opinion of all survey takers as well as the split based on political leanings, distinguishing between the left, moderate left, center, moderate right and the right, each representing 20% of the overall population.

Appendix B - ActiVote Polling Methodology

ActiVote collects survey responses from survey takers through the ActiVote app, both available on web and smartphone (the vast majority of participants in this survey used the web version).

The survey responses are weighted based on various characteristics to ensure the sample reflects the opinion of the American public at large. Feel free to review ActiVote’s polling methodology. More information about ActiVote’s polls can be found at ActiVote’s polling page.

The Details

Every question in this piece, with its answers as asked, its breakdowns by group and its methodology.

U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities?

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities · April 8, 2026
	1177 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Mixed / unsure	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	None of the above
National	±2.9% MoE	100%	100%	29%	12%	7%	7%	44%	1%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	1%	1%	1%	5%	91%	1%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	3%	8%	7%	10%	71%	1%
	Center	7%	20%	25%	16%	12%	12%	34%	1%
	Moderate Right	8%	20%	54%	22%	9%	4%	12%	0%
	Right	7%	20%	61%	15%	8%	4%	12%	1%
Region	rural	35%	31%	35%	14%	7%	6%	38%	0%
	suburban	37%	36%	28%	12%	8%	7%	45%	0%
	urban	25%	33%	24%	12%	7%	7%	49%	1%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	13%	11%	10%	12%	54%	0%
	30-49	30%	33%	21%	10%	8%	7%	53%	1%
	50-64	15%	24%	43%	11%	6%	5%	34%	1%
	65+	10%	27%	35%	17%	6%	5%	36%	0%
Gender	F	23%	53%	27%	10%	7%	5%	50%	1%
Gender	M	53%	47%	30%	15%	8%	9%	37%	1%
Affiliation	D	35%	39%	12%	4%	4%	7%	71%	1%
	R	24%	31%	52%	18%	10%	3%	15%	0%
	I	15%	28%	26%	16%	9%	12%	38%	0%
Ethnicity	White	58%	67%	30%	14%	8%	8%	38%	0%
	Black	3%	11%	15%	4%	11%	2%	65%	3%
	Latino	3%	14%	26%	14%	5%	7%	48%	0%
Income	Low	14%	20%	38%	10%	5%	5%	41%	1%
	Middle	26%	42%	25%	15%	7%	7%	46%	0%
	High	35%	37%	27%	11%	9%	9%	43%	1%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	30%	13%	5%	5%	48%	0%
	Some College	4%	23%	28%	6%	10%	10%	46%	0%
	BSC+	28%	44%	28%	15%	8%	7%	40%	2%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 1177 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Capture of Nicolás Maduro

Which of the following best reflects your opinion of the January 2026 raid that captured Nicolás Maduro?

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Capture of Nicolás Maduro · April 8, 2026
	1183 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Mixed / unsure	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	None of the above
National	±2.8% MoE	100%	100%	31%	13%	7%	6%	42%	0%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	0%	1%	1%	4%	94%	0%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	4%	4%	8%	13%	71%	0%
	Center	7%	20%	27%	21%	11%	11%	30%	0%
	Moderate Right	9%	20%	58%	21%	7%	4%	9%	1%
	Right	7%	20%	67%	17%	8%	1%	7%	0%
Region	rural	34%	31%	38%	13%	7%	6%	36%	0%
	suburban	37%	36%	29%	15%	6%	7%	43%	0%
	urban	25%	33%	27%	10%	8%	7%	48%	1%
Age	18-29	20%	16%	24%	15%	9%	9%	44%	0%
	30-49	29%	33%	21%	12%	8%	7%	52%	0%
	50-64	15%	24%	41%	13%	6%	4%	35%	1%
	65+	10%	27%	39%	13%	5%	7%	37%	0%
Gender	F	23%	53%	28%	11%	6%	5%	50%	0%
Gender	M	53%	47%	34%	15%	8%	8%	34%	0%
Affiliation	D	34%	39%	11%	6%	5%	8%	70%	0%
	R	24%	31%	58%	19%	8%	3%	13%	0%
	I	15%	28%	30%	15%	9%	9%	38%	0%
Ethnicity	White	58%	67%	31%	16%	7%	7%	39%	0%
	Black	3%	11%	18%	14%	4%	0%	64%	0%
	Latino	4%	14%	39%	0%	9%	8%	44%	0%
Income	Low	14%	20%	42%	11%	5%	4%	39%	0%
	Middle	26%	42%	28%	13%	6%	8%	45%	0%
	High	35%	37%	29%	14%	9%	6%	41%	1%
Education	Highschool	9%	32%	33%	11%	7%	7%	42%	0%
	Some College	4%	23%	31%	17%	0%	3%	49%	0%
	BSC+	28%	44%	30%	13%	11%	8%	39%	1%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 1183 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Lethal Counternarcotics Naval Interdictions

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the use of lethal force in counternarcotics naval operations?

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Lethal Counternarcotics Naval Interdictions · April 8, 2026
	997 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Mixed / unsure	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	None of the above
National	±3.1% MoE	100%	100%	28%	14%	5%	5%	47%	0%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	0%	0%	1%	1%	97%	0%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	2%	4%	5%	7%	81%	0%
	Center	7%	20%	23%	15%	12%	12%	38%	1%
	Moderate Right	8%	20%	52%	28%	5%	3%	12%	0%
	Right	7%	20%	65%	22%	5%	1%	8%	0%
Region	rural	35%	31%	34%	15%	5%	5%	41%	0%
	suburban	37%	36%	28%	16%	4%	6%	46%	0%
	urban	24%	33%	24%	10%	7%	3%	56%	1%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	21%	9%	9%	5%	56%	0%
	30-49	30%	33%	21%	13%	5%	5%	56%	1%
	50-64	16%	24%	40%	14%	6%	2%	38%	0%
	65+	11%	27%	32%	18%	3%	7%	40%	0%
Gender	F	24%	53%	23%	13%	5%	4%	55%	0%
Gender	M	53%	47%	34%	15%	6%	5%	39%	1%
Affiliation	D	35%	39%	12%	6%	4%	4%	74%	0%
	R	24%	31%	51%	23%	6%	4%	16%	0%
	I	16%	28%	26%	14%	6%	5%	47%	1%
Ethnicity	White	59%	67%	28%	16%	5%	6%	46%	0%
	Black	3%	11%	19%	11%	2%	0%	67%	0%
	Latino	4%	14%	39%	8%	11%	3%	37%	2%
Income	Low	15%	20%	39%	11%	1%	3%	45%	0%
	Middle	26%	42%	23%	16%	6%	6%	50%	0%
	High	34%	37%	29%	13%	7%	4%	46%	1%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	30%	8%	11%	6%	46%	0%
	Some College	4%	23%	26%	23%	1%	1%	49%	0%
	BSC+	28%	44%	29%	13%	4%	5%	48%	1%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 997 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.1%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Border Emergency Declaration

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the border emergency actions?

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Border Emergency Declaration · April 8, 2026
	1191 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Mixed / unsure	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	None of the above
National	±2.8% MoE	100%	100%	32%	13%	6%	5%	45%	0%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	0%	0%	0%	2%	97%	0%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	3%	4%	6%	8%	78%	0%
	Center	7%	20%	26%	20%	12%	8%	35%	0%
	Moderate Right	8%	20%	58%	24%	7%	4%	8%	0%
	Right	7%	20%	72%	16%	4%	1%	5%	1%
Region	rural	34%	31%	36%	15%	8%	3%	37%	0%
	suburban	38%	36%	35%	11%	4%	5%	45%	0%
	urban	25%	33%	25%	12%	6%	6%	52%	0%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	24%	11%	5%	6%	54%	0%
	30-49	31%	33%	23%	13%	7%	5%	53%	0%
	50-64	15%	24%	42%	12%	6%	5%	34%	1%
	65+	10%	27%	38%	15%	5%	4%	39%	0%
Gender	F	24%	53%	29%	10%	4%	4%	52%	0%
Gender	M	52%	47%	34%	15%	8%	6%	37%	0%
Affiliation	D	35%	39%	8%	6%	4%	4%	77%	0%
	R	25%	31%	56%	23%	7%	3%	12%	0%
	I	15%	28%	37%	10%	7%	8%	38%	0%
Ethnicity	White	59%	67%	32%	14%	7%	5%	42%	0%
	Black	3%	11%	19%	9%	4%	11%	57%	0%
	Latino	4%	14%	40%	10%	4%	2%	44%	0%
Income	Low	14%	20%	42%	7%	5%	4%	41%	1%
	Middle	26%	42%	28%	15%	7%	4%	46%	0%
	High	35%	37%	31%	14%	5%	5%	45%	0%
Education	Highschool	9%	32%	31%	13%	7%	5%	44%	1%
	Some College	4%	23%	31%	13%	9%	5%	43%	0%
	BSC+	29%	44%	33%	12%	3%	5%	46%	0%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 1191 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Executive Action on Birthright Citizenship

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the executive birthright citizenship action?

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ActiVote · Executive Action on Birthright Citizenship · April 8, 2026
	643 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strongly approve	Somewhat approve	Mixed / unsure	Somewhat disapprove	Strongly disapprove	None of the above
National	±3.9% MoE	100%	100%	27%	10%	6%	3%	53%	1%
Political Spectrum	Left	10%	20%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	2%	2%	1%	2%	93%	0%
	Center	7%	20%	18%	10%	11%	4%	55%	2%
	Moderate Right	7%	20%	50%	19%	13%	5%	12%	2%
	Right	7%	20%	67%	18%	4%	5%	7%	0%
Region	rural	35%	31%	34%	14%	6%	4%	43%	0%
	suburban	37%	36%	28%	10%	5%	2%	54%	0%
	urban	25%	33%	20%	5%	7%	4%	62%	2%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	18%	9%	5%	2%	65%	0%
	30-49	29%	33%	20%	6%	4%	6%	62%	0%
	50-64	15%	24%	31%	16%	10%	1%	43%	0%
	65+	12%	27%	37%	9%	5%	4%	44%	0%
Gender	F	26%	53%	25%	9%	3%	4%	58%	0%
Gender	M	51%	47%	30%	10%	9%	3%	47%	0%
Affiliation	D	34%	39%	10%	2%	3%	2%	83%	0%
	R	25%	31%	44%	20%	13%	6%	16%	0%
	I	16%	28%	33%	8%	1%	2%	55%	0%
Ethnicity	White	59%	67%	24%	13%	8%	4%	49%	0%
	Black	3%	11%	18%	5%	7%	4%	66%	0%
	Latino	4%	14%	56%	0%	0%	0%	44%	0%
Income	Low	15%	20%	29%	12%	9%	3%	47%	0%
	Middle	28%	42%	27%	7%	6%	3%	57%	0%
	High	33%	37%	27%	12%	4%	4%	52%	0%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	21%	7%	8%	3%	60%	0%
	Some College	5%	23%	40%	0%	6%	4%	48%	0%
	BSC+	29%	44%	25%	17%	4%	3%	51%	0%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 643 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Asylum Eligibility Tightening

Which of the following statements best reflects your opinion on asylum eligibility tightening?

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ActiVote · Asylum Eligibility Tightening · April 8, 2026
	668 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Even stricter rules	Strongly support stricter rules	Somewhat support stricter rules	Prefer previous rules	Prefer the least strict rules	None of the above
National	±3.8% MoE	100%	100%	25%	16%	8%	12%	36%	1%
Political Spectrum	Left	10%	20%	1%	0%	2%	9%	87%	1%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	1%	3%	8%	29%	59%	1%
	Center	7%	20%	22%	16%	12%	21%	26%	3%
	Moderate Right	7%	20%	43%	35%	14%	3%	5%	1%
	Right	7%	20%	59%	27%	6%	1%	6%	1%
Region	rural	35%	31%	28%	17%	9%	16%	29%	1%
	suburban	37%	36%	27%	16%	7%	12%	36%	1%
	urban	25%	33%	20%	15%	9%	10%	44%	2%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	20%	9%	9%	9%	51%	1%
	30-49	29%	33%	18%	15%	10%	10%	44%	3%
	50-64	15%	24%	33%	17%	11%	14%	25%	1%
	65+	12%	27%	30%	21%	4%	16%	30%	0%
Gender	F	25%	53%	23%	12%	5%	15%	45%	1%
Gender	M	52%	47%	28%	20%	13%	10%	27%	2%
Affiliation	D	34%	39%	10%	4%	4%	16%	64%	1%
	R	25%	31%	47%	28%	10%	7%	8%	1%
	I	16%	28%	23%	19%	10%	14%	32%	2%
Ethnicity	White	60%	67%	30%	16%	10%	11%	33%	1%
	Black	4%	11%	6%	10%	4%	19%	61%	0%
	Latino	3%	14%	32%	21%	4%	9%	27%	6%
Income	Low	16%	20%	28%	22%	4%	9%	37%	0%
	Middle	28%	42%	25%	14%	6%	14%	38%	2%
	High	33%	37%	24%	15%	13%	12%	34%	1%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	20%	21%	8%	12%	39%	0%
	Some College	5%	23%	47%	0%	5%	10%	38%	0%
	BSC+	28%	44%	18%	21%	10%	14%	34%	3%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 668 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Federal Sex Definition Order

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the biological sex-definition actions?

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ActiVote · Federal Sex Definition Order · April 8, 2026
	1667 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Strictly biological	Mostly biological	Mixed	Mostly gender	Strictly gender	None of the above
National	±2.4% MoE	100%	100%	43%	13%	9%	5%	28%	2%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	1%	1%	7%	7%	82%	2%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	11%	9%	21%	12%	44%	2%
	Center	7%	20%	46%	21%	14%	5%	12%	3%
	Moderate Right	8%	20%	77%	18%	1%	1%	1%	2%
	Right	7%	20%	80%	15%	0%	0%	1%	3%
Region	rural	33%	31%	49%	15%	8%	4%	22%	2%
	suburban	39%	36%	44%	13%	9%	6%	28%	1%
	urban	25%	33%	36%	11%	9%	6%	33%	4%
Age	18-29	20%	16%	35%	10%	13%	6%	35%	1%
	30-49	31%	33%	38%	14%	9%	6%	30%	3%
	50-64	15%	24%	51%	11%	8%	4%	23%	2%
	65+	9%	27%	47%	14%	6%	6%	25%	1%
Gender	F	27%	53%	37%	11%	9%	6%	35%	2%
Gender	M	49%	47%	50%	15%	8%	5%	20%	2%
Affiliation	D	34%	39%	19%	8%	11%	7%	52%	2%
	R	24%	31%	71%	15%	4%	2%	5%	3%
	I	16%	28%	44%	17%	10%	6%	21%	1%
Ethnicity	White	57%	67%	43%	15%	8%	5%	25%	3%
	Black	4%	11%	34%	14%	9%	5%	39%	0%
	Latino	5%	14%	51%	6%	12%	3%	28%	0%
Income	Low	15%	20%	45%	8%	9%	4%	31%	3%
	Middle	26%	42%	44%	13%	8%	5%	28%	2%
	High	35%	37%	41%	15%	10%	6%	26%	2%
Education	Highschool	9%	32%	40%	16%	5%	8%	30%	2%
	Some College	4%	23%	47%	9%	13%	5%	24%	2%
	BSC+	29%	44%	43%	12%	9%	4%	29%	2%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 1667 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.4%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Tariff Executive Action

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on executive action for tariff expansions?

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ActiVote · Tariff Executive Action · April 8, 2026
	623 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Expand tariffs further	Keep expanded tariffs in place	Mixed	Roll back most	Roll back all tariffs	None of the above
National	±3.9% MoE	100%	100%	17%	13%	12%	8%	47%	3%
Political Spectrum	Left	10%	20%	0%	0%	1%	4%	95%	1%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	0%	2%	3%	12%	83%	0%
	Center	7%	20%	17%	9%	17%	10%	44%	3%
	Moderate Right	7%	20%	26%	28%	24%	8%	7%	7%
	Right	7%	20%	40%	25%	16%	8%	9%	2%
Region	rural	34%	31%	21%	15%	15%	7%	39%	2%
	suburban	38%	36%	17%	15%	10%	12%	44%	2%
	urban	26%	33%	12%	9%	11%	6%	58%	4%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	13%	9%	11%	10%	55%	2%
	30-49	29%	33%	10%	7%	14%	13%	51%	5%
	50-64	16%	24%	24%	17%	11%	7%	41%	0%
	65+	12%	27%	21%	19%	10%	4%	44%	3%
Gender	F	26%	53%	15%	12%	8%	6%	57%	2%
Gender	M	51%	47%	19%	13%	16%	11%	37%	3%
Affiliation	D	34%	39%	1%	7%	3%	8%	79%	1%
	R	25%	31%	32%	23%	23%	4%	13%	5%
	I	16%	28%	22%	10%	11%	12%	44%	2%
Ethnicity	White	59%	67%	13%	15%	14%	11%	43%	4%
	Black	4%	11%	14%	0%	13%	5%	68%	0%
	Latino	4%	14%	43%	18%	0%	5%	34%	0%
Income	Low	16%	20%	20%	15%	13%	5%	47%	0%
	Middle	28%	42%	15%	12%	10%	11%	51%	2%
	High	33%	37%	17%	13%	14%	8%	44%	4%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	16%	13%	13%	11%	47%	0%
	Some College	4%	23%	25%	14%	0%	3%	53%	6%
	BSC+	30%	44%	13%	13%	18%	9%	45%	3%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 623 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Civil Service Reclassification

Which of the following best reflects your opinion on the Schedule F-style reclassification?

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ActiVote · Civil Service Reclassification · April 8, 2026
	864 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	More at-will roles	Some additional at-will roles	Limited	Fewer at-will roles	Restore prior protections	None of the above
National	±3.3% MoE	100%	100%	24%	9%	11%	4%	47%	4%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	1%	0%	1%	2%	94%	2%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	1%	3%	7%	5%	80%	3%
	Center	7%	20%	14%	9%	16%	10%	45%	5%
	Moderate Right	7%	20%	42%	16%	20%	5%	11%	6%
	Right	7%	20%	62%	15%	12%	1%	7%	3%
Region	rural	34%	31%	29%	11%	10%	4%	42%	4%
	suburban	38%	36%	27%	8%	12%	5%	44%	3%
	urban	25%	33%	16%	8%	12%	4%	56%	5%
Age	18-29	20%	16%	19%	6%	17%	1%	56%	2%
	30-49	29%	33%	17%	6%	13%	4%	53%	8%
	50-64	16%	24%	29%	15%	11%	4%	40%	2%
	65+	11%	27%	31%	9%	8%	7%	42%	3%
Gender	F	25%	53%	18%	10%	8%	5%	54%	5%
Gender	M	53%	47%	31%	7%	15%	4%	39%	3%
Affiliation	D	36%	39%	7%	3%	8%	2%	79%	1%
	R	25%	31%	43%	17%	16%	3%	17%	3%
	I	15%	28%	26%	7%	9%	9%	40%	8%
Ethnicity	White	60%	67%	26%	7%	15%	5%	42%	5%
	Black	4%	11%	10%	14%	3%	2%	66%	5%
	Latino	3%	14%	31%	8%	3%	4%	54%	0%
Income	Low	15%	20%	25%	11%	11%	2%	50%	1%
	Middle	28%	42%	22%	7%	12%	5%	48%	6%
	High	34%	37%	26%	10%	11%	5%	45%	3%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	21%	9%	15%	1%	52%	2%
	Some College	5%	23%	28%	6%	11%	3%	41%	11%
	BSC+	29%	44%	25%	10%	9%	8%	47%	2%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 864 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.3%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Unleashing American Energy Order

Which of the following statements best reflects your opinion on the domestic energy executive order?

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ActiVote · Unleashing American Energy Order · April 8, 2026
	674 RV	Unweighted	Weighted	Reduce more	Somewhat reduce	Current balance	Somewhat stronger protections	Stronger protections	None of the above
National	±3.8% MoE	100%	100%	22%	12%	8%	7%	49%	2%
Political Spectrum	Left	11%	20%	0%	0%	0%	0%	99%	1%
	Moderate Left	13%	20%	1%	1%	4%	7%	87%	1%
	Center	7%	20%	11%	10%	13%	15%	47%	3%
	Moderate Right	7%	20%	38%	27%	14%	10%	9%	2%
	Right	7%	20%	60%	21%	10%	3%	5%	1%
Region	rural	35%	31%	26%	14%	11%	8%	41%	0%
	suburban	36%	36%	25%	9%	7%	6%	51%	2%
	urban	25%	33%	16%	13%	7%	7%	55%	3%
Age	18-29	19%	16%	16%	10%	4%	10%	59%	2%
	30-49	30%	33%	20%	11%	11%	8%	48%	2%
	50-64	15%	24%	22%	11%	8%	10%	49%	0%
	65+	12%	27%	28%	15%	8%	2%	46%	2%
Gender	F	25%	53%	17%	11%	8%	7%	57%	1%
Gender	M	53%	47%	28%	13%	9%	7%	41%	2%
Affiliation	D	35%	39%	3%	3%	4%	4%	83%	2%
	R	24%	31%	42%	23%	14%	6%	14%	2%
	I	15%	28%	25%	12%	8%	11%	43%	2%
Ethnicity	White	60%	67%	24%	14%	8%	9%	43%	2%
	Black	4%	11%	5%	12%	6%	0%	73%	3%
	Latino	3%	14%	27%	7%	16%	7%	43%	0%
Income	Low	16%	20%	27%	12%	9%	3%	49%	0%
	Middle	28%	42%	17%	11%	10%	9%	52%	1%
	High	34%	37%	25%	13%	6%	7%	47%	3%
Education	Highschool	10%	32%	24%	5%	11%	3%	57%	0%
	Some College	5%	23%	25%	14%	5%	9%	44%	4%
	BSC+	28%	44%	19%	16%	8%	8%	47%	2%

Methodology. Fielded March 2026 among 674 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.