Voters Continue to Strongly Support the American Rescue Plan
By Lew Blank and Anika Dandekar
On the anniversary of the American Rescue Plan, Data for Progress and Invest in America find continued support for the law. We also find that one year later, voters trust that the package improved conditions for families, businesses, healthcare, and school environments.
In new polling, we find that voters support the American Rescue Plan by a +39-point margin. This includes overwhelming support from Democrats (+85-point margin) and Independents (+45-point margin), as well as more than two-fifths of Republicans.
Next, we asked voters whether they think the American Rescue Plan helped or harmed our families, businesses, healthcare, and school environments.
We find that a majority of voters (57 percent) — including a majority of Independents — agree that the American Rescue Plan helped families through its stimulus checks, food assistance, and expanded child tax credit. Only 37 percent say that the package’s benefits made parents reliant on social programs and led to inflation, causing it to hurt families.
A majority of voters (53 percent) also believe that the American Rescue Plan helped businesses through its grants, loans, and stimulus checks, while only 40 percent agree with the opposing statement that the package rewarded people for staying home from work, imposed unnecessary regulations, and led to inflation.
We also find that a majority of voters (56 percent) think the American Rescue Plan improved healthcare by increasing Medicaid funding, providing tax credits for businesses offering paid sick leave, and expanding coronavirus testing and vaccinations. Only 35 percent say the package led to inefficient spending and limited freedom through forced masking and vaccinations.
Finally, we find that a majority of voters (55 percent) think that the American Rescue Plan improved school environments by increasing funding for school resources to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Only 37 percent say the package harmed school environments by encouraging teachers to resign, funding vaccine propaganda, and leading to forced masking of students.
Lew Blank (@LewBlank) is a senior writer at Data for Progress.
Anika Dandekar (@AnikaDandekar) is a polling analyst at Data for Progress.