AP/NORC: 70 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Biden’s Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Economist/YouGov: 63 Percent of Americans Support the American Rescue Plan
Navigator: 71 Percent Of Americans Support The American Rescue Plan
Data For Progress: Americans Prefer The American Rescue Plan To The Republican Counterproposal By A 29 Point Margin
New polling this week from AP/NORC, The Economist/YouGov, Navigator and Data For Progress, shows persistent, overwhelming support from the majority of Americans for President Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his American Rescue Plan amidst GOP efforts to sabotage the much-needed relief bill.
AP/NORC: 70 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Biden’s Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic, Including 44 Percent Of Republicans. “Seventy percent of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic – the issue for which he receives the highest marks. Forty-four percent of Republicans support his handling of the pandemic, more than any other issue.” [AP-NORC, 3/4/21]
Economist/YouGov: 63 Percent Of Americans Support The American Rescue Plan In Its Entirety While Only 30 Percent Opposed The Plan. When asked, “Do you support or oppose the $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 aid package currently benign passed through Congress?” 44 percent of respondents said they “strongly support” the legislation, 19 percent “somewhat support” the legislation, 10 percent “somewhat oppose” the legislation, 20 percent “strongly oppose” the legislation, and 6 percent were unsure. [Economist/YouGov Poll, 2/27/21-3/2/21]
Navigator: 71 Percent Of Americans Support The American Rescue Plan In Its Entirety. “Seven in ten continue to support the American Rescue Plan, with nearly half having heard ‘a lot’ or ‘some’ – an 11-point increase over the past two weeks. […] Regardless of how much you have seen or heard about President Biden’s ‘American Rescue Plan,’ do you support or oppose President Biden passing an emergency legislative package that includes a new round of economic stimulus, vaccine funding, and other pandemic-related responses? Support – 71; Not sure – 9; Oppose 20.” [Navigator, 3/4/21]
Navigator: 62 Percent Of Americans Are More Concerned That The Federal Government Will Not Do Enough To Get Help to Regular People Impacted By The Coronavirus While Only 38 Percent Of Americans Are More Concerned That The Federal Government Will Spend Too Much. “Americans Continue to Prefer the Government Do More To Help Americans Financially Rather Than Less […] Which of the following concerns you more right now? That the federal government will not do enough to get help to regular people who have been most impacted by Coronavirus – 62; That the federal government will spend too much money as a result of coronavirus and push the United States further into debt – 38.” [Navigator, 3/4/21]
Navigator: Biden And The Democratic Party Are More Trusted Than The Republican Party To Provide Relief For People Who Can’t Pay Their Bills During The Pandemic 60 Percent To 27 Percent. “Biden and Democrats Are More Trusted on a Range of Issues from Economic Relief to the Pandemic to Health Care […] Providing relief for people who can’t pay their bills during the pandemic, Biden and the Democratic Party – 60; The Republican Party – 27.” [Navigator, 3/4/21]
Navigator: Biden And The Democratic Party Are More Trusted Than The Republican Party To Combat The Coronavirus Pandemic 56 Percent To 30 Percent. “Biden and Democrats Are More Trusted on a Range of Issues from Economic Relief to the Pandemic to Health Care […] Combatting the coronavirus pandemic, Biden and the Democratic Party – 56; The Republican Party – 30.” [Navigator, 3/4/21]
Data For Progress/Crooked Media: Americans Prefer The American Rescue Plan To The Republican Counterproposal By A 29 Point Margin. “In our recent polling, Data for Progress sought to determine which plan is more popular. $1.9 trillion and $600 billion are large numbers and the difference between them is hard to conceptualize. Nevertheless, we presented voters with a direct visual comparison of both plans and found that voters overwhelmingly support a bigger plan that meets the scale of this moment. […] The survey found that simply showing voters what’s in both parties’ stimulus proposals made them far more likely to back the bigger package—especially Republicans. Showing voters the chart caused net support for the Democratic plan to shoot up from a 17-point margin to a [29]-point margin.” [Crooked Media, 3/5/21]