Americans favor compromise from politicians to get things done in government, poll shows

Americans say they prefer politicians to compromise instead of sticking with their political beliefs to accomplish things within the federal government.

Gallup released their findings in a recent poll using telephone interviews by ReconMR from Sept. 2-16, 2025, with a sample of 1,000 people 18 years old and older living in all U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

The survey was launched amid Congress dealing with the challenges of passing a federal spending bill by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown.

Nearly half of Americans support compromise among politicians

Why you should care:

According to the poll , respondents are twice as likely to say they would rather see lawmakers in Washington, D.C. compromise to get things done (47%) than have legislators cling to their politic