The following is from Rasmussen Reports.

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Democrats now hold a narrow lead over Republicans on which party voters trust more to handle crime and law enforcement, while concern about crime has increased ahead of the midterm elections. That’s according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey.

Forty-four percent (44%) of likely US voters say they trust Democrats more to handle crime and law enforcement, compared with 43% who say they trust Republicans. Thirteen percent (13%) are unsure.

The parties were tied at 44% in August. In October 2025, Republicans held a nine-point advantage, 48% to 39%.

The survey also finds that 87% of voters say crime is an important issue in deciding how they will vote in the upcoming congressional elections, including 51% who say it is very important.

That’s up from 81% in August. Just 12% say crime is not an important factor in their vote.

Among voters who consider crime very important, 54% say they trust Republicans more to handle the issue.

Republicans are more likely than Democrats to consider crime a very important voting issue.

Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans say crime will be very important in determining their midterm vote, compared with 50% of Democrats and 41% of unaffiliated voters.

Eighty-six percent (86%) of Democrats say they trust their own party more to handle crime and law enforcement, while 83% of Republicans say they trust the GOP.

Unaffiliated voters are nearly evenly divided, with 36% saying they trust Republicans more and 35% choosing Democrats. Another 29% are unsure.

The survey of 1,057 likely US voters was conducted Oct. 15 and 18-19, 2026, by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points with a 95% confidence level. Fieldwork was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research LLC.

To view survey question wording, click here.

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