Swing Six FC

This survey by the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation (PPC) is the seventh in a series – the Swing Six Issue Surveys – being conducted in the run-up to the November election in six swing states and nationally on major policies. Unlike traditional polls, respondents in a public consultation survey go through an online “policymaking simulation” in which they are provided briefings and arguments for and against each policy. Content is reviewed by experts on different sides of the issues to ensure accuracy and balance.

LATEST SURVEY: FAMILIES & CHILDREN

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, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as well as nationally, support the Federal government:

  • reinstating the higher Covid-era Child Tax Credit  
  • funding for free universal preschool
  • subsidizing childcare for low- and middle-income families
  • creating a 12-week paid family and medical leave program for all workers