A Majority of Voters Support Extending the Pause on Student Loan Payments

By Ahmad Ali

In December of last year, the Biden administration announced it would extend the pause on federally-held student loan payments through May 1st of 2022. New polling from Data for Progress finds that, by a +35-point margin, a majority of voters support the current pause on student loan payments. Support includes a majority of Democrats and Independents by margins of +76 and +31 points, respectively.

 
 

We also find that, by a +26-point margin, a majority of voters support extending the pause on federally-held student loan payments through December 31, 2022 — the end of the year. Support includes a majority of Democrats and Independents by margins of +68 and +19 points, respectively.

 
 

Ahmad Ali (@UhmadAli) is Press Secretary at Data for Progress.

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