Public Opposes Expanding Presidential Power to Control Independent Agencies, Block Federal Spending, Replace Civil Servants

In the midst of current debates about expanding Presidential authority, a new survey finds majority opposition among the public. Large majorities (65-69%) – bipartisan in all but one case – oppose putting seven currently independent agencies under direct Presidential control. A bipartisan majority of two-thirds (67%) say Presidents should not be able to unilaterally remove…

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Foreign Aid

Large Bipartisan Majorities Oppose Deep Cuts to Foreign Aid

College Park, MD – An overwhelming majority of 89% of Americans say the US should spend at least one percent of the federal budget on foreign aid – the current amount the US spends on aid. This includes 84% of Republicans and 94% of Democrats. Fifty-eight percent oppose abolishing the US Agency for International Development…

Common Ground

Common Ground in the Battlegrounds

Surveys in Six Swing States and Nationwide Find Over Fifty Policies Supported by Majorities of Both Republicans and Democrats A series of surveys conducted in battleground states and nationwide asked about 66 Federal policy issues across a wide range of controversial topics, and found that for 55 of them majorities of Republicans and Democrats in…

Housing

In Swing States Bipartisan Majorities Favor Federal Government Actions To Make Housing More Affordable

As housing affordability has become a major issue for many Americans, a new survey in six swing states and nationally finds majority support – bipartisan in most cases – for the Federal government taking a variety of actions to make housing more affordable, especially for low and middle-income households. These include: providing billions in grants…

Immigration

Swing State Survey: Majorities Favor Path to Citizenship over Mass Deportation, While Strengthening the Border

Favor Deterring Illegal Border Crossings by Mandating E-Verify for Employers, While Also Increasing Number of Work Visas As the issue of immigration figures prominently in campaigns across the country, a new survey by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) in six swing states and nationally finds numerous policies on which majorities of Americans agree, including, in…

In Swing States Majorities of Rs and Ds Oppose Raising Tariffs on All Imports to 10-20 Percent

As major proposals to change US international trade policy have come into the discourse, a new public consultation survey finds bipartisan majorities of Americans in six swing states, as well as nationally, support the US continuing to have low tariffs with other countries on a mutual basis so long as they abide by agreed-upon rules,…

In Swing States Majorities of Democrats and Republicans Favor Major Federal Actions to Help Families

Support for Higher Child Tax Credit, Universal Preschool, Subsidized Childcare, Paid Leave September 19, 2024 – As many costs for families, especially those with children, continue to rise faster than wages, a new public consultation survey by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) finds bipartisan majorities of Americans in the six swing states of Arizona,…

Bipartisan Majorities in Maryland’s 8th District Favor Continuing Aid for Ukraine

The question of whether to continue aid for Ukraine was the focus of an innovative town hall with Congressman Jamie Raskin on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The discussion was prompted by a new public consultation survey of a representative sample of Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, which found that majorities of both Democrats and Republicans support the US…

Nine Major Proposals for Government Regulating Artificial Intelligence Favored by Very Large Bipartisan Majorities of Voters

As the House’s new Task Force on Artificial Intelligence considers how government should address AI issues, such as deepfakes in the election and bias in algorithms, a new survey finds very large bipartisan majorities favor giving the federal government broad powers to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI). They endorse seven proposals currently under consideration in Congress…

Over 200 Policy Positions Supported by Bipartisan Majorities

As Congress returns following one of its most unproductive years–with only twenty-seven bills signed into law in 2023–Voice of the People has identified more than 200 policy positions supported by majorities of both Republican & Democratic voters. Most are legislative proposals that have been introduced, but not moved in Congress. Using public consultations that survey large representative samples of…