Favorable Ratings on Some of Today’s Influencers

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  • As Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV is viewed favorably by 56% of voters.
    • Just 23% view him unfavorably.
    • Another 22% have never heard of Pope Leo or don’t know enough to have an opinion.
    • A large majority of Democrats (65%) view the Pope favorably. Republicans agree by a less enthusiastic margin of 43% to 32%.
  • A plurality (45%) view prominent American podcaster, UFC commentator, and comedian Joe Rogan favorably.
    • One third (33%) view Rogan unfavorably.
    • By a 62% to 15% margin, Republicans view Rogan favorably.
    • In contrast, Democrats view Rogan unfavorably by a 49% to 30% margin.
  • Nick Shirley is an independent journalist and YouTuber who gained attention for his viral videos on Minnesota fraud.
    • More than half 64% have never heard of Nick Shirley or don’t know enough to have an opinion.
    • One in 5 voters (20%) view Shirley favorably.
    • Just 16% view him unfavorably.
    • More Republicans (at least 46%) have heard of Shirley, and 32% of Republicans say they view him favorably.
    • Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Democrats say they haven’t heard of Nick Shirley, and only 11% of Democrats say they view him favorably.
  • Hasan Piker, a political commentator who streams content on Twitch, is also not well known to voters.
    • Two thirds (67%) have never heard of Piker or don’t know enough to have an opinion.
    • Still, 12% view him favorably, and 20% view him unfavorably.
  • Twenty-nine percent (29%) view Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favorably, down 4 points from last October.
    • Forty-four percent (44%) view Netanyahu unfavorably.
    • More Republicans (46%) than Democrats (14%) view Netanyahu favorably.
    • Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Independents view him favorably.
  • Only 17% of voters view far-right political commentator, Nick Fuentes, favorably.
    • One third (32%) view him unfavorably.
    • A majority (58%) of voters have never heard of or don’t know enough about him to have an opinion.
  • About a quarter (27%) of voters view former Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, favorably.
    • This is down 4 points from last November and down 10 points from May 2023.
    • Almost half (47%) view him unfavorably, up 5 points from last November and up 7 points from May 2023.
    • One quarter (26%) say they have never heard of him or are not sure.
    • Forty-four percent (44%) of Republicans view Carlson favorably.
    • Conversely, 60% of Democrats view him unfavorably.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, April 29-30, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.