Only 35% of likely voters from all political persuasions say they want House Republicans to choose Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to be the next speaker of the House, a new poll by Rasmussen Reports reveals.
But a full 48% of Republican likely voters say he should be elected speaker.
Here are how the poll results, released Thursday, break down:
- 41% say the GOP House lawmakers should not elect McCarthy as the next speaker.
- 24% were uncertain.
- 43% say they have at least a somewhat unfavorable impression of McCarthy.
- 40% say they have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of him.
- 17% were uncertain.
- 48% of Republicans say GOP House lawmakers should elect McCarthy.
- 29% of Republicans say the GOP lawmakers should not elect him.
- 23% of Republicans were undecided.
- 28% of Democrats want the lawmakers to elect McCarthy.
- 48% of Democrats say he should not be elected.
- 24% of Democrats were undecided.
- 28% of independents want the Republicans to elect McCarthy.
- 46% of independents were against McCarthy.
- 22% were undecided.
The poll, conducted Jan. 2-4, surveyed 900 likely voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.