67 Percent of Americans Support H.R.1 For The People Act
In a new national poll released today by Data for Progress and Equal Citizens, 67% of Americans say they support H.R.1 For the People Act, even after being provided opposition messaging. This support continued across party lines: a majority of Republican (56%), Independent (68%), and Democratic voters (77%) also support H.R.1.
Voters were provided this messaging, then asked if they supported or opposed the For the People Act: The For The People Act has been introduced in Congress. Supporters of the bill say it would limit the influence of big money in politics by empowering small donors; make voting easier and more secure; end gerrymandering; and give the public more information about who is lobbying our government. Opponents say it would be an overreach by the federal government and that states should control their own elections. Do you support or oppose the For The People Act?
67% of national likely voters support H.R.1 | 13% don’t know | 19% oppose
56% of Republican voters support H.R.1 | 13% don’t know | 30% oppose
68% of Independent voters support H.R.1 | 15% don’t know | 17% oppose
77% of Democratic voters support HR.1 | 12% don’t know | 11% oppose
Read the full crosstabs of the survey here and below.
Methodology
From January 15 to January 19, 2021, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 1164 likely voters nationally using web panel respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, and voting history. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error is ±2.9 percentage points.
NB: subgroups with a n-size less than 50 (<50) are not shown on these cross-tabs. We choose not to display N<50 subgroups because the sample is too small to have statistical significance. We did, however, take samples of these subgroups for representational and weighting purposes to accurately reflect the electorate makeup. Some values may not add up to 100 due to rounding.