December 13, 2021

Reconciliation Review

Introduction

As part of the Build Back Better event, run in the ActiVote app from November 3rd -November 17th, 2021, a poll on 11 topics and 2 bills was executed.

The two bills were H.R. 5376 “Build Back Better Act” and SCR 14, the “Reconciliation Bill”. Each bill consisted of title, summary description, link to the full bill text, and the votes cast by a participant’s representatives as well as the overall votes cast in Congress. The three choices available to users were “Yea”, “Nay” and “Unsure”.

Polling Results Per Topic

In this chapter we are presenting the polling results per topic.

Pre-K

There is majority support (58%) for extending Kindergarten to include children of age 4. A large minority of 44% wants to include also children who are 3 years old.

Pre-K — the headline result

remove Kindergarten

10%

don't extend at this time

20%

study the issue

11%

include age 4

14%

include age 3 and up

44%

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Pre-K is a somewhat partisan issue with 75% of Democrats favoring extending it including 64% who want to include the 3-year-olds. There are more Republicans (49%) who favor not extending Kindergarten than those who do (38%).

Pre-K — the crosstabs

Dem

11%

64%

Rep

14%

35%

14%

24%

Ind

12%

19%

10%

17%

40%

remove Kindergartendon't extend at this timestudy the issueinclude age 4include age 3 and up

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Child Tax Credit

A small majority of 56% of voters believes that the current child tax credit value (or more) is the right solution. Only 10% believe there should be no Child Tax Credit at all.

Child Tax Credit — the headline result

Repeal the CTC

10%

$1000/child per year

15%

$2000/child per year

18%

$3000-$3600/child per year

43%

More than $3600/child per year

13%

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Interestingly, the child tax credit is a very bipartisan issue, with 44% of Democrats and 38% of Republicans supporting the current levels or more, although there are more Republicans who wish to abolish it or go back to pre-Trump era levels (40%) than Democrats (29%). Independents are the strongest supports with a clear majority of 68% supporting current or higher levels.

Child Tax Credit — the crosstabs

Dem

28%

27%

35%

Rep

24%

16%

22%

30%

Ind

25%

54%

14%

Repeal the CTC$1000/child per year$2000/child per year$3000-$3600/child per yearMore than $3600/child per year

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Expanding Medicare (Dental, Vision & Hearing)

A significant majority of 70% believe that Medicare should be expanded with at least dental, vision and hearing.

Expanding Medicare — the headline result

fully expand with these and more

56%

fully cover dental, vision and hearing

14%

partially cover dental, vision and hearing

stay as is

reduced instead of expanded

14%

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There are some clear partisan differences on this topic: Democrats (73%) and Independents (80%) favor expanding Medicare fully with dental, vision and hearing. Republicans are split on the issue with 39% for doing nothing (or even reducing benefits) and another 39% believes in fully expanding Medicare.

Expanding Medicare — the crosstabs

Dem

59%

14%

10%

Rep

30%

22%

19%

20%

Ind

63%

17%

19%

fully expand with these and morefully cover dental, vision and hearingpartially cover dental, vision and hearingstay as isreduced instead of expanded

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Home Health Services

A majority of 71% believes that we should increase funding for Home Health Services, either on a means-tested basis or for everyone over 65. Only 13% wish to decrease funding.

Home Health Services — the headline result

discontinue federal funding

10%

decrease federal funding

keep at current levels

14%

increase for those who cannot afford it

32%

increase for everyone over 65

39%

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Almost all Democrats (86%) support expanding Home Health Services funding, while significant majorities of Republicans (63%) and Independents (61%) agree with them.

Home Health Services — the crosstabs

Dem

37%

49%

Rep

26%

27%

36%

Ind

28%

39%

22%

discontinue federal fundingdecrease federal fundingkeep at current levelsincrease for those who cannot afford itincrease for everyone over 65

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Earned Income Tax Credit

A significant majority (75%) believes that the Earned Income Tax Credit should be increased, with only 16% believing it should be reduced or abolished.

Earned Income Tax Credit — the headline result

Increased to lift everyone out of poverty

40%

Increasing as part of overall strategy

35%

Should stay as is

Reduce EITC

Abolish EITC

10%

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Nearly all Democrats (93%) wish to increase the EITC, 77% of Independents feel the same. There is also a slim majority among Republicans of 53%.

Earned Income Tax Credit — the crosstabs

Dem

43%

50%

Rep

14%

39%

13%

14%

21%

Ind

51%

26%

12%

Increased to lift everyone out of povertyIncreasing as part of overall strategyShould stay as isReduce EITCAbolish EITC

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Pell Grants

A majority of 63% believes that Pell Grants should be expanded to more people, while only 18% wish to reduce their availability, or abolish them completely.

Pell Grants — the headline result

should be abolished

12%

restricted to fewer people

fine as is

18%

expanded to more people

30%

universally available

33%

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Democrats (73%) and Independents (62%) in majority favor increasing Pell Grant availability. Republicans are less enthusiastic, with only 41% supporting extending them. However, Republicans still view Pell Grants favorably, with only 26% supporting reduction or abolishing them.

Pell Grants — the crosstabs

Dem

10%

40%

33%

Rep

21%

33%

24%

17%

Ind

23%

24%

38%

should be abolishedrestricted to fewer peoplefine as isexpanded to more peopleuniversally available

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Section 8 Housing Vouchers

A small majority of 54% wishes to increase funding for this program, while 37% wish to reduce or cancel it.

Section 8 Housing Vouchers — the headline result

should be cancelled

10%

limited to disabled, elderly and veterans

27%

left as is

increase funding

19%

fully funded to eliminate waiting lists

35%

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Most Democrats (74%) would like to increase funding for Section 8 Housing Vouchers. Independents increase in majority (58%) as well. There is strong opposition from Republicans, where 68% wish to reduce funding for the program.

Section 8 Housing Vouchers — the crosstabs

Dem

15%

28%

46%

Rep

14%

54%

12%

13%

Ind

19%

15%

23%

35%

should be cancelledlimited to disabled, elderly and veteransleft as isincrease fundingfully funded to eliminate waiting lists

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Solar Tax Credits

A large majority of 76% would like to extend solar tax credits for at least another 10 years.

Solar Tax Credits — the headline result

extend indefinitely

47%

extend for 10+ years

29%

taper off slowly after 2022

end by 2022

halted immediately

10%

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There are majorities for the extension of Solar Tax Credits by at least 10 years among all parties: Democrats (89%), Independents (72%) and Republicans (60%).

Solar Tax Credits — the crosstabs

Dem

48%

41%

Rep

32%

28%

15%

17%

Ind

41%

31%

13%

extend indefinitelyextend for 10+ yearstaper off slowly after 2022end by 2022halted immediately

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Rural Development

Only 49% of voters would like to heavily invest in rural development. The other half would like to either promote it, leave it to the market, or just does not believe that there is a problem to be solved.

Rural Development — the headline result

heavily invest for all rural communities

37%

heavily invest for least developed rural communities

12%

promote investment in least developed rural communities

30%

leave to the market

17%

shift from rural to urban is fine

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Democrats are most supportive of heavily investing in rural development (58%), followed by Republicans (46%). Only 35% of Independents support this. If we include those who believe in supporting investment, the support increases to resp. 92% (D), 69% (R) and 73% (I).

Rural Development — the crosstabs

Dem

41%

17%

34%

Rep

32%

14%

23%

29%

Ind

27%

39%

23%

heavily invest for all rural communitiesheavily invest for least developed rural communitiespromote investment in least developed rural communitiesleave to the marketshift from rural to urban is fine

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Tax Gap

A large majority of 70% believes that we should work hard, either through legislation or more funding to the IRS to close the tax gap. Only 18% believes that we should either do nothing, or even less to close to tax gap.

Tax Gap — the headline result

legislate to aggressively close the tax gap

46%

more funding to IRS to close the tax gap

24%

focus on low-hanging fruit

13%

current situation is fine

less focus on tax gap

11%

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There is little partisan divide on this topic: 56% of Republicans, 60% of Independents and 73% of Democrats believe that we should do (much) more to close the tax gap.

Tax Gap — the crosstabs

Dem

39%

34%

10%

Rep

38%

18%

13%

22%

Ind

46%

14%

24%

11%

legislate to aggressively close the tax gapmore funding to IRS to close the tax gapfocus on low-hanging fruitcurrent situation is fineless focus on tax gap

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Global Minimum Tax

A small majority of 57% thinks that there should be a Global Minimum Tax at least for all developed countries. A sizeable group of 38% thinks that the current situation with disparate tax rates is fine, or that further competition between countries should be allowed.

Global Minimum Tax — the headline result

binding global minimum tax for all countries

40%

global minimum tax for all developed countries

17%

global minimum tax for all multinationals

current situation is fine

12%

countries should compete more on taxes

26%

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There is a clear partisan divide with 64% of Republicans wanting to see the current or more competition on Tax Rates, while 70% of Democrats would like to see Global Minimum Tax enforced, at least for developed countries. Independents side with the Democrats on this topic.

Global Minimum Tax — the crosstabs

Dem

50%

20%

10%

13%

Rep

22%

19%

45%

Ind

56%

14%

16%

binding global minimum tax for all countriesglobal minimum tax for all developed countriesglobal minimum tax for all multinationalscurrent situation is finecountries should compete more on taxes

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SCR 14: “The Build Back Better Act”.

Overall, the Democratic reconciliation bill is somewhat popular among the electorate with 52% for, and 38% voting against, with 1 in 10 people unsure about it.

SCR 14 (Reconciliation Bill) — the headline result

Yes

52%

Unsure

38%

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Democrats strongly support the bill, Republican strongly oppose it, and Independents are evenly split on it.

SCR 14 (Reconciliation Bill) — the crosstabs

Dem

76%

15%

Rep

11%

78%

Ind

46%

11%

43%

YesUnsureNo

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H.R. 5376: “Build Back Better Act”

Slightly higher support for this version of the bill than the original bill going through the senate, with 58% for and 34% against.

H.R. 5376 (Build Back Better Act) — the headline result

Yes

58%

Unsure

34%

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The partisan divide on this bill is again very clear: 93% of Democrats are for and 72% of Republicans are against. Independents are supportive of the bill with 58% for and 32% against.

H.R. 5376 (Build Back Better Act) — the crosstabs

Dem

93%

Rep

19%

72%

Ind

58%

10%

32%

YesUnsureNo

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Conclusion

Although there is always the possibility to misread the motivations of survey participants from the multiple-choice answers given by them, we do believe it is useful to seek the overarching narrative that can be read from a set of related survey questions. We try to formulate one possible narrative in this section.

There is overall majority support for all measures presented in this poll, each of which is a part of the Build Back Better Act, with as only exception “Rural Development”, where only 49% supports significant investments.

At the same time, only a few topics attract bipartisan support: Home Health Services, Earned Income Tax Credit, Solar Tax Credits and closing the Tax Gap.

In all cases, even if majorities of all major groups polled (Democrats, Republicans, and Independents) supported an investment, the support among Democrats was the strongest and support among Republicans the weakest.

Overall, with Democrats in majority supporting every measure in the bill and Republican majorities available for less than half of the measures, it is to be expected that there will be little to no support for these bills from Republicans in Congress. If we then add the politics of the situation, it is likely that not a single Republican in Congress will support these bills.

The Details

Every question in this piece, with its answers as asked, its breakdowns by group and its methodology.

Pre-K

Should our public education system be extended to include pre-K children of age 4, or age 3 and up?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

remove Kindergarten: We should remove Kindergarten from the public school scope.
don't extend at this time: We should not extend our public education system to pre-K at this time.
study the issue: We should invest in further study of the issue.
include age 4: We should extend our public education system to include age 4.
include age 3 and up: We should extend our public education system to include age 3 and up.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Pre-K · December 13, 2021
	4335 RV	remove Kindergarten	don't extend at this time	study the issue	include age 4	include age 3 and up
National	±1.5% MoE	10%	20%	11%	14%	44%
Gender	Men	13%	24%	11%	13%	40%
Gender	Women	8%	16%	11%	16%	50%
Age	18-29	6%	20%	17%	13%	43%
	30-49	10%	20%	12%	11%	46%
	50-64	7%	19%	8%	21%	44%
	65+	21%	21%	3%	12%	42%
Ethnicity	White	10%	24%	12%	13%	42%
	Black	7%	10%	12%	16%	56%
	Latino	18%	20%	11%	16%	34%
Education	High school	9%	22%	8%	13%	47%
	Some college	16%	16%	13%	12%	43%
	Bachelor's	5%	23%	12%	17%	44%
Income	<50k	5%	23%	13%	15%	44%
	50k-100k	11%	19%	10%	17%	43%
	>100k	15%	19%	10%	9%	46%
Affiliation	Dem	5%	11%	8%	11%	64%
	Rep	14%	35%	14%	14%	24%
	Ind	12%	19%	10%	17%	40%
Region	Dark Red	5%	26%	9%	21%	39%
	Light Red	16%	22%	7%	12%	43%
	Swing	11%	16%	15%	18%	39%
	Light Blue	6%	20%	13%	10%	51%
	Dark Blue	12%	17%	11%	10%	50%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 4335 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±1.5%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Child Tax Credit

What should the annual value of the Child Tax Credit be?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

Repeal the CTC: We should repeal the CTC.
$1000/child per year: The CTC should be approximately $1,000/child annually.
$2000/child per year: The CTC should be approximately $2,000/child annually.
$3000-$3600/child per year: The current CTC of between $3,000 and $3,600/child annually is about right.
More than $3600/child per year: The CTC should be increased further.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Child Tax Credit · December 13, 2021
	249 RV	Repeal the CTC	$1000/child per year	$2000/child per year	$3000-$3600/child per year	More than $3600/child per year
National	±6.2% MoE	10%	15%	18%	43%	13%
Gender	Men	11%	15%	19%	43%	12%
Gender	Women	8%	15%	17%	44%	16%
Age	18-29	16%	5%	22%	37%	19%
	30-49	6%	21%	16%	44%	13%
	50-64	13%	8%	14%	52%	12%
	65+	18%	15%	30%	36%	2%
Ethnicity	White	13%	12%	19%	43%	14%
	Black	1%	25%	16%	48%	10%
	Latino	31%	17%	0%	31%	21%
Education	High school	7%	7%	13%	55%	18%
	Some college	7%	22%	19%	39%	13%
	Bachelor's	20%	13%	23%	35%	9%
Income	<50k	5%	26%	23%	39%	8%
	50k-100k	12%	8%	12%	53%	15%
	>100k	16%	8%	18%	38%	20%
Affiliation	Dem	1%	28%	27%	35%	9%
	Rep	24%	16%	22%	30%	8%
	Ind	5%	3%	25%	54%	14%
Region	Dark Red	10%	13%	35%	30%	13%
	Light Red	12%	5%	10%	59%	15%
	Swing	10%	28%	24%	34%	4%
	Light Blue	10%	3%	12%	56%	19%
	Dark Blue	9%	12%	11%	40%	27%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 249 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±6.2%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Expanding Medicare

Should Medicare be expanded to cover dental, vision, and hearing?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

fully expand with these and more: Medicare should be expanded to fully cover dental, vision, and hearing, as well as all other medical costs currently not covered.
fully cover dental, vision and hearing: Medicare should be expanded to fully cover dental, vision, and hearing.
partially cover dental, vision and hearing: Medicare should be expanded to partially cover dental, vision, and hearing.
stay as is: Medicare benefits should remain as is.
reduced instead of expanded: Medicare benefits should be reduced instead of expanded.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Expanding Medicare · December 13, 2021
	244 RV	fully expand with these and more	fully cover dental, vision and hearing	partially cover dental, vision and hearing	stay as is	reduced instead of expanded
National	±6.3% MoE	56%	14%	9%	8%	14%
Gender	Men	47%	11%	9%	12%	21%
Gender	Women	68%	18%	10%	1%	3%
Age	18-29	42%	17%	10%	6%	25%
	30-49	61%	9%	9%	7%	15%
	50-64	60%	15%	13%	9%	3%
	65+	65%	17%	0%	12%	6%
Ethnicity	White	56%	21%	10%	4%	9%
	Black	61%	12%	9%	8%	11%
	Latino	44%	4%	20%	8%	25%
Education	High school	68%	6%	4%	13%	10%
	Some college	54%	17%	6%	5%	18%
	Bachelor's	42%	20%	22%	5%	11%
Income	<50k	66%	6%	6%	12%	10%
	50k-100k	50%	17%	10%	7%	15%
	>100k	51%	18%	11%	4%	16%
Affiliation	Dem	59%	14%	9%	8%	10%
	Rep	30%	9%	22%	19%	20%
	Ind	63%	17%	0%	0%	19%
Region	Dark Red	68%	21%	6%	0%	5%
	Light Red	54%	7%	0%	22%	17%
	Swing	46%	14%	20%	5%	15%
	Light Blue	70%	8%	3%	6%	12%
	Dark Blue	53%	21%	7%	4%	14%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 244 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±6.3%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Home Health Services

Should federal funding for home health services be increased, kept at current levels, or decreased?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

discontinue federal funding: Federal funding of home health care services should be discontinued.
decrease federal funding: Federal funding of home health care services should be decreased.
keep at current levels: Federal funding of home health care services should remain at current levels.
increase for those who cannot afford it: Federal funding of home health care services should be increased for those who cannot afford it.
increase for everyone over 65: Federal funding of home health care services should be increased for everyone over 65.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Home Health Services · December 13, 2021
	229 RV	discontinue federal funding	decrease federal funding	keep at current levels	increase for those who cannot afford it	increase for everyone over 65
National	±6.5% MoE	10%	3%	14%	32%	39%
Gender	Men	12%	5%	15%	29%	39%
Gender	Women	8%	1%	13%	37%	40%
Age	18-29	20%	5%	20%	28%	28%
	30-49	12%	4%	7%	31%	47%
	50-64	0%	3%	19%	46%	33%
	65+	6%	0%	15%	13%	65%
Ethnicity	White	5%	3%	13%	42%	36%
	Black	11%	6%	4%	35%	43%
	Latino	15%	0%	26%	12%	48%
Education	High school	12%	3%	16%	31%	39%
	Some college	11%	3%	8%	35%	43%
	Bachelor's	6%	4%	27%	30%	33%
Income	<50k	10%	3%	11%	32%	44%
	50k-100k	12%	5%	17%	27%	39%
	>100k	9%	2%	15%	41%	33%
Affiliation	Dem	9%	5%	0%	37%	49%
	Rep	9%	3%	26%	27%	36%
	Ind	8%	3%	28%	39%	22%
Region	Dark Red	0%	0%	6%	52%	42%
	Light Red	9%	5%	11%	36%	39%
	Swing	10%	4%	26%	19%	41%
	Light Blue	17%	1%	1%	33%	47%
	Dark Blue	12%	3%	15%	39%	31%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 229 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±6.5%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Earned Income Tax Credit

Should the Earned Income Tax Credit be increased, stay as is, be reduced, or be abolished?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

Increased to lift everyone out of poverty: The EITC should be increased to such a level that it lifts all working families above the poverty line.
Increasing as part of overall strategy: Increasing the EITC is one of the tools (in combination with other programs) to provide relief for struggling families.
Should stay as is: The EITC should stay approximately where it is today.
Reduce EITC: We should reduce the overall cost of the EITC.
Abolish EITC: The EITC should be abolished.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Earned Income Tax Credit · December 13, 2021
	1433 RV	Increased to lift everyone out of poverty	Increasing as part of overall strategy	Should stay as is	Reduce EITC	Abolish EITC
National	±2.6% MoE	40%	35%	9%	6%	10%
Gender	Men	40%	30%	10%	8%	12%
Gender	Women	41%	41%	7%	3%	7%
Age	18-29	41%	38%	9%	6%	6%
	30-49	46%	27%	10%	6%	11%
	50-64	40%	30%	10%	5%	14%
	65+	31%	47%	4%	8%	11%
Ethnicity	White	36%	37%	5%	8%	14%
	Black	54%	32%	9%	0%	4%
	Latino	39%	30%	9%	6%	16%
Education	High school	42%	34%	8%	7%	9%
	Some college	41%	34%	12%	6%	8%
	Bachelor's	38%	37%	6%	5%	14%
Income	<50k	39%	37%	9%	7%	8%
	50k-100k	42%	33%	9%	6%	11%
	>100k	40%	35%	8%	5%	11%
Affiliation	Dem	43%	50%	4%	0%	3%
	Rep	14%	39%	13%	14%	21%
	Ind	51%	26%	12%	6%	5%
Region	Dark Red	36%	40%	7%	4%	15%
	Light Red	40%	28%	12%	11%	9%
	Swing	41%	35%	6%	7%	11%
	Light Blue	54%	27%	8%	2%	9%
	Dark Blue	35%	42%	9%	6%	9%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 1433 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.6%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Pell Grants

Should Pell Grant eligibility be expanded to more people, kept as is, or restricted?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

should be abolished: Pell Grants should be abolished.
restricted to fewer people: Pell Grant eligibility should be restricted to fewer people.
fine as is: Pell Grants are fine as is.
expanded to more people: Pell Grant eligibility should be expanded to more people.
universally available: Pell Grants should be universally available, independent of family income.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Pell Grants · December 13, 2021
	219 RV	should be abolished	restricted to fewer people	fine as is	expanded to more people	universally available
National	±6.6% MoE	12%	6%	18%	30%	33%
Gender	Men	19%	2%	19%	26%	34%
Gender	Women	1%	13%	18%	36%	31%
Age	18-29	21%	7%	26%	20%	27%
	30-49	7%	5%	14%	24%	49%
	50-64	13%	2%	18%	43%	23%
	65+	7%	20%	15%	51%	7%
Ethnicity	White	7%	9%	15%	45%	23%
	Black	15%	0%	12%	15%	57%
	Latino	33%	0%	5%	10%	51%
Education	High school	6%	6%	24%	25%	40%
	Some college	8%	5%	16%	28%	43%
	Bachelor's	27%	10%	16%	40%	7%
Income	<50k	6%	5%	21%	27%	40%
	50k-100k	17%	5%	13%	34%	30%
	>100k	13%	9%	22%	27%	29%
Affiliation	Dem	8%	9%	10%	40%	33%
	Rep	21%	5%	33%	24%	17%
	Ind	6%	9%	23%	24%	38%
Region	Dark Red	4%	0%	7%	47%	41%
	Light Red	7%	0%	32%	22%	39%
	Swing	27%	12%	22%	18%	21%
	Light Blue	4%	0%	3%	35%	57%
	Dark Blue	6%	12%	22%	39%	22%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 219 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±6.6%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Section 8 Housing Vouchers

Should funding for the Section 8 Housing Voucher program be increased, left as is, limited, or cancelled?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

should be cancelled: This program should be cancelled as the problems it causes outweigh the benefits.
limited to disabled, elderly and veterans: This program should be limited to the disabled, elderly and veterans.
left as is: This program should be left as is.
increase funding: This program should be continued with increased funding.
fully funded to eliminate waiting lists: This program should be fully funded to ensure that the waiting lists are fully eliminated.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Section 8 Housing Vouchers · December 13, 2021
	1525 RV	should be cancelled	limited to disabled, elderly and veterans	left as is	increase funding	fully funded to eliminate waiting lists
National	±2.5% MoE	10%	27%	8%	19%	35%
Gender	Men	13%	26%	10%	19%	32%
Gender	Women	7%	27%	7%	20%	39%
Age	18-29	14%	25%	12%	17%	32%
	30-49	8%	29%	7%	17%	39%
	50-64	8%	27%	9%	16%	39%
	65+	11%	27%	2%	34%	27%
Ethnicity	White	10%	28%	9%	21%	32%
	Black	4%	18%	7%	22%	49%
	Latino	16%	30%	8%	15%	31%
Education	High school	12%	25%	7%	19%	37%
	Some college	10%	25%	6%	17%	41%
	Bachelor's	9%	31%	12%	22%	27%
Income	<50k	10%	27%	5%	21%	37%
	50k-100k	12%	28%	11%	15%	34%
	>100k	9%	25%	8%	22%	36%
Affiliation	Dem	6%	15%	4%	28%	46%
	Rep	14%	54%	7%	12%	13%
	Ind	9%	19%	15%	23%	35%
Region	Dark Red	3%	32%	8%	21%	36%
	Light Red	11%	25%	7%	23%	34%
	Swing	17%	32%	9%	12%	30%
	Light Blue	9%	26%	5%	21%	39%
	Dark Blue	9%	20%	12%	21%	38%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 1525 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.5%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Solar Tax Credits

Should solar tax credits be extended beyond their currently scheduled end in 2022?

We also asked this question once before:

October 2, 2023 — 1,771 registered voters

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

extend indefinitely: Solar tax credits should be extended indefinitely.
extend for 10+ years: Solar tax credits should be extended for at least another 10 years.
taper off slowly after 2022: Solar tax credits should gradually taper off until a later date than 2022.
end by 2022: Solar tax credits should follow their current trajectory to end by 2022.
halted immediately: Solar tax credits should be halted immediately.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Solar Tax Credits · December 13, 2021
	1201 RV	extend indefinitely	extend for 10+ years	taper off slowly after 2022	end by 2022	halted immediately
National	±2.8% MoE	47%	29%	5%	9%	10%
Gender	Men	47%	27%	4%	8%	14%
Gender	Women	46%	33%	6%	9%	5%
Age	18-29	45%	27%	9%	9%	11%
	30-49	46%	36%	1%	9%	8%
	50-64	43%	30%	8%	7%	13%
	65+	57%	22%	4%	10%	8%
Ethnicity	White	54%	24%	4%	13%	6%
	Black	56%	27%	8%	3%	6%
	Latino	45%	31%	7%	5%	13%
Education	High school	48%	25%	6%	10%	11%
	Some college	50%	29%	4%	9%	9%
	Bachelor's	42%	35%	7%	6%	11%
Income	<50k	52%	23%	6%	3%	15%
	50k-100k	40%	33%	5%	12%	9%
	>100k	49%	32%	4%	10%	5%
Affiliation	Dem	48%	41%	6%	3%	1%
	Rep	32%	28%	8%	15%	17%
	Ind	41%	31%	7%	9%	13%
Region	Dark Red	50%	29%	4%	10%	7%
	Light Red	52%	21%	5%	10%	12%
	Swing	44%	38%	5%	7%	7%
	Light Blue	45%	28%	8%	9%	10%
	Dark Blue	44%	30%	4%	8%	14%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 1201 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±2.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Rural Development

Should we invest in creating job opportunities in rural communities, or leave rural development to the market?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

heavily invest for all rural communities: We should heavily invest in creating job opportunities for all rural communities.
heavily invest for least developed rural communities: We should heavily invest in creating job opportunities for the least developed rural communities.
promote investment in least developed rural communities: We should promote investment in creating job opportunities in the least developed rural communities.
leave to the market: The development of rural communities should be left to the market.
shift from rural to urban is fine: A shift from rural to urban opportunity is perfectly fine and does not need any action.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Rural Development · December 13, 2021
	922 RV	heavily invest for all rural communities	heavily invest for least developed rural communities	promote investment in least developed rural communities	leave to the market	shift from rural to urban is fine
National	±3.2% MoE	37%	12%	30%	17%	3%
Gender	Men	34%	13%	33%	16%	4%
Gender	Women	41%	12%	27%	18%	2%
Age	18-29	32%	16%	28%	19%	5%
	30-49	52%	10%	23%	13%	3%
	50-64	35%	11%	34%	16%	4%
	65+	23%	14%	42%	21%	0%
Ethnicity	White	40%	7%	23%	24%	6%
	Black	40%	11%	44%	5%	0%
	Latino	35%	19%	22%	22%	2%
Education	High school	43%	14%	25%	16%	2%
	Some college	37%	16%	30%	12%	5%
	Bachelor's	30%	6%	37%	25%	3%
Income	<50k	34%	17%	29%	17%	4%
	50k-100k	43%	14%	29%	12%	2%
	>100k	34%	5%	33%	24%	4%
Affiliation	Dem	41%	17%	34%	6%	2%
	Rep	32%	14%	23%	29%	2%
	Ind	27%	8%	39%	23%	4%
Region	Dark Red	35%	20%	20%	20%	4%
	Light Red	50%	8%	24%	15%	3%
	Swing	24%	10%	40%	24%	2%
	Light Blue	47%	12%	28%	11%	3%
	Dark Blue	32%	14%	36%	15%	3%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 922 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±3.2%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Tax Gap

Should the government do more, through legislation or more funding for the IRS, to close the tax gap?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

legislate to aggressively close the tax gap: The government should enact more legislation to aggressively close the tax gap.
more funding to IRS to close the tax gap: The government should provide significantly more funding to the IRS to close the tax gap.
focus on low-hanging fruit: The government should focus on closing the tax gap on the ΓÇ£low-hanging fruitΓÇ¥.
current situation is fine: The current funding of the IRS and legislation are sufficient.
less focus on tax gap: The government should put less focus on the tax gap.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Tax Gap · December 13, 2021
	348 RV	legislate to aggressively close the tax gap	more funding to IRS to close the tax gap	focus on low-hanging fruit	current situation is fine	less focus on tax gap
National	±5.3% MoE	46%	24%	13%	7%	11%
Gender	Men	38%	22%	15%	9%	15%
Gender	Women	57%	26%	10%	3%	4%
Age	18-29	44%	26%	11%	4%	15%
	30-49	42%	16%	21%	6%	15%
	50-64	46%	34%	7%	11%	3%
	65+	61%	16%	9%	7%	6%
Ethnicity	White	40%	29%	12%	7%	13%
	Black	45%	24%	18%	6%	9%
	Latino	48%	19%	11%	9%	13%
Education	High school	56%	25%	11%	1%	7%
	Some college	37%	24%	17%	9%	13%
	Bachelor's	43%	21%	11%	12%	13%
Income	<50k	52%	18%	15%	4%	12%
	50k-100k	54%	16%	7%	13%	10%
	>100k	28%	40%	19%	2%	11%
Affiliation	Dem	39%	34%	10%	10%	7%
	Rep	38%	18%	13%	9%	22%
	Ind	46%	14%	24%	5%	11%
Region	Dark Red	44%	22%	12%	12%	10%
	Light Red	54%	27%	8%	0%	11%
	Swing	45%	21%	14%	9%	10%
	Light Blue	51%	19%	16%	6%	7%
	Dark Blue	38%	28%	14%	6%	14%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 348 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±5.3%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

Global Minimum Tax

Should there be a global minimum corporate tax rate, or should countries compete on tax rates?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

binding global minimum tax for all countries: There should be a binding global minimum tax rate for all countries in the world.
global minimum tax for all developed countries: There should be a global minimum tax rate agreed to by all developed countries.
global minimum tax for all multinationals: There should be a global minimum tax rate but only applicable to multinationals.
current situation is fine: The current situation is fine.
countries should compete more on taxes: Countries should compete more in seeking lower corporate taxes.

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Global Minimum Tax · December 13, 2021
	287 RV	binding global minimum tax for all countries	global minimum tax for all developed countries	global minimum tax for all multinationals	current situation is fine	countries should compete more on taxes
National	±5.8% MoE	40%	17%	7%	12%	26%
Gender	Men	38%	11%	6%	16%	30%
Gender	Women	42%	25%	8%	6%	20%
Age	18-29	40%	23%	3%	13%	21%
	30-49	37%	15%	12%	9%	28%
	50-64	42%	10%	5%	17%	26%
	65+	47%	18%	0%	7%	28%
Ethnicity	White	44%	21%	11%	6%	18%
	Black	33%	21%	0%	20%	26%
	Latino	38%	8%	4%	4%	46%
Education	High school	37%	17%	4%	17%	25%
	Some college	40%	16%	3%	13%	28%
	Bachelor's	43%	16%	16%	2%	23%
Income	<50k	32%	11%	6%	21%	29%
	50k-100k	47%	11%	11%	9%	22%
	>100k	42%	28%	2%	3%	24%
Affiliation	Dem	50%	20%	6%	10%	13%
	Rep	22%	6%	7%	19%	45%
	Ind	56%	14%	6%	16%	8%
Region	Dark Red	42%	5%	21%	2%	30%
	Light Red	29%	14%	6%	27%	25%
	Swing	42%	14%	4%	13%	27%
	Light Blue	59%	18%	0%	0%	23%
	Dark Blue	31%	28%	9%	8%	24%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 287 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±5.8%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

SCR 14 (Reconciliation Bill)

How would you vote on SCR 14, the reconciliation bill?

We also asked this question once before:

September 17, 2021 — ActiVote users

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

Yes: Yes
Unsure: Unsure
No: No

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · SCR 14 (Reconciliation Bill) · December 13, 2021
	497 RV	Yes	Unsure	No
National	±4.4% MoE	52%	9%	38%
Gender	Men	47%	6%	46%
Gender	Women	58%	13%	29%
Age	18-29	52%	11%	37%
	30-49	59%	10%	31%
	50-64	51%	4%	45%
	65+	42%	15%	44%
Ethnicity	White	48%	11%	41%
	Black	57%	5%	39%
	Latino	48%	11%	41%
Education	High school	62%	4%	34%
	Some college	53%	11%	36%
	Bachelor's	41%	12%	47%
Income	<50k	40%	16%	44%
	50k-100k	58%	7%	34%
	>100k	56%	6%	38%
Affiliation	Dem	76%	9%	15%
	Rep	11%	11%	78%
	Ind	46%	11%	43%
Region	Dark Red	46%	14%	41%
	Light Red	46%	6%	48%
	Swing	53%	6%	40%
	Light Blue	46%	12%	42%
	Dark Blue	63%	11%	26%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 497 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±4.4%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.

H.R. 5376 (Build Back Better Act)

How would you vote on H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act?

The answers as asked

Charts and tables use the short label at the start of each line.

Yes: Yes
Unsure: Unsure
No: No

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · H.R. 5376 (Build Back Better Act) · December 13, 2021
	430 RV	Yes	Unsure	No
National	±4.7% MoE	58%	8%	34%
Gender	Men	50%	7%	43%
Gender	Women	67%	9%	24%
Age	18-29	51%	11%	37%
	30-49	61%	7%	32%
	50-64	61%	4%	35%
	65+	63%	9%	28%
Ethnicity	White	65%	6%	29%
	Black	59%	27%	14%
	Latino	53%	10%	37%
Education	High school	60%	2%	37%
	Some college	54%	7%	39%
	Bachelor's	62%	16%	22%
Income	<50k	54%	6%	39%
	50k-100k	60%	9%	32%
	>100k	60%	9%	31%
Affiliation	Dem	93%	0%	7%
	Rep	19%	8%	72%
	Ind	58%	10%	32%
Region	Dark Red	40%	14%	46%
	Light Red	50%	5%	45%
	Swing	58%	8%	34%
	Light Blue	75%	3%	23%
	Dark Blue	63%	10%	27%

Methodology. Fielded December 2021 among 430 registered voters nationwide. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±4.7%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.