Memo: Voters Want Lawmakers to Pass the American Jobs Plan
By Danielle Deiseroth, Senior Climate Data Analyst, Data for Progress
Key Findings
A majority of voters are concerned about the impacts of unemployment, air and water pollution, extreme weather, and climate change on their communities
61 percent of voters think the government should provide more assistance to cities and states for improving the resiliency of infrastructure to extreme weather events
57 percent of voters support the American Jobs Plan without any additional information about the bill
Support for the American Jobs Plan jumps to 65 percent after giving voters a description of the bill that emphasizes the proposal’s key climate and clean energy provisions
Bipartisan majorities of voters think nearly all of the key climate and clean energy investments in the American Jobs Plan will have a positive impact on their communities
Two-thirds of voters think it is important that investments to create clean energy jobs are kept in the American Jobs Plan as lawmakers in Congress negotiate the proposal
Two-thirds of Democrats and a plurality of Independents think Congress should pass the American Jobs Plan before departing for the August recess
