Nearly Two-Thirds Favor Ending ‘Corporate Welfare’ - Demographics
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| National Survey of 1,178 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted January 17, 2024 By Rasmussen Reports and the Woodford Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | ||
| 1,178 | 565 | 613 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 353 | 259 | 789 | 153 | 153 | 82 | 424 | 389 | 365 | 514 | 403 | 215 | 517 | 661 | 366 | 349 | 332 | 106 | 217 | 225 | 353 | 212 | 107 | ||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Right Direction | Right Direction | 34% | 41% | 27% | 32% | 42% | 35% | 33% | 28% | 33% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 57% | 16% | 25% | 22% | 35% | 62% | 26% | 40% | 34% | 42% | 26% | 32% | 30% | 25% | 27% | 50% | 49% |
| Wrong Track | 60% | 55% | 65% | 58% | 52% | 54% | 63% | 68% | 62% | 51% | 58% | 65% | 36% | 81% | 65% | 77% | 56% | 30% | 66% | 56% | 62% | 53% | 65% | 61% | 61% | 72% | 67% | 45% | 43% | |
| Not sure | 6% | 4% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 8% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| End “corporate welfare.” Government should not give handouts to business. | Agree | 64% | 71% | 56% | 53% | 64% | 58% | 72% | 64% | 64% | 54% | 65% | 72% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 63% | 65% | 57% | 69% | 66% | 73% | 59% | 42% | 51% | 63% | 66% | 73% | 65% |
| Disagree | 20% | 18% | 22% | 32% | 22% | 25% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 27% | 29% | 12% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 23% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 23% | 36% | 28% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 17% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 10% | 22% | 15% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 22% | 18% | 19% | 6% | 17% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 20% | 14% | 20% | 9% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 9% | 18% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Government should remove barriers to international free trade. | Agree | 40% | 48% | 33% | 43% | 56% | 49% | 31% | 33% | 38% | 44% | 50% | 39% | 49% | 33% | 37% | 40% | 38% | 47% | 36% | 44% | 38% | 51% | 36% | 33% | 38% | 35% | 39% | 50% | 49% |
| Disagree | 33% | 33% | 33% | 31% | 25% | 28% | 41% | 32% | 33% | 33% | 26% | 42% | 28% | 39% | 33% | 34% | 36% | 26% | 36% | 30% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 43% | 29% | 28% | 32% | |
| Not sure | 27% | 19% | 34% | 26% | 19% | 23% | 28% | 34% | 29% | 23% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 21% | 31% | 34% | 28% | 22% | 31% | 22% | 19% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| People should be able to control their own retirement. Social Security should be privatized | Agree | 44% | 48% | 41% | 62% | 65% | 61% | 27% | 27% | 39% | 60% | 57% | 42% | 42% | 53% | 37% | 54% | 41% | 29% | 50% | 39% | 34% | 53% | 42% | 61% | 47% | 41% | 48% | 44% | 41% |
| Disagree | 41% | 42% | 40% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 55% | 58% | 46% | 29% | 29% | 42% | 47% | 32% | 43% | 29% | 48% | 61% | 32% | 48% | 54% | 32% | 40% | 29% | 37% | 39% | 39% | 47% | 48% | |
| Not sure | 15% | 10% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 10% | 10% | 18% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 10% | 16% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 11% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Government welfare should be replaced with private charity. | Agree | 33% | 39% | 27% | 34% | 42% | 36% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 35% | 44% | 47% | 27% | 45% | 27% | 49% | 22% | 19% | 32% | 34% | 24% | 44% | 30% | 37% | 23% | 32% | 36% | 43% | 30% |
| Disagree | 49% | 48% | 50% | 45% | 41% | 41% | 58% | 53% | 54% | 45% | 35% | 44% | 59% | 36% | 53% | 33% | 59% | 69% | 46% | 52% | 57% | 44% | 48% | 46% | 56% | 52% | 44% | 43% | 58% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 22% | 13% | 20% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 12% | 22% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 22% | 17% | 21% | 16% | 19% | 13% | 12% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Taxes and government spending should be cut by 50% or more. | Agree | 57% | 57% | 57% | 61% | 72% | 63% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 57% | 68% | 63% | 46% | 72% | 54% | 75% | 48% | 33% | 63% | 52% | 50% | 66% | 54% | 66% | 59% | 59% | 61% | 56% | 46% |
| Disagree | 31% | 33% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 23% | 41% | 38% | 35% | 27% | 20% | 26% | 41% | 20% | 32% | 16% | 40% | 53% | 23% | 38% | 39% | 25% | 32% | 26% | 29% | 28% | 27% | 37% | 44% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 10% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| The United States Department of Defense spending should be maintained at 4% of Gross Domestic Product. | Agree | 54% | 62% | 46% | 51% | 60% | 52% | 53% | 53% | 54% | 55% | 53% | 52% | 51% | 59% | 51% | 60% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 53% | 56% | 57% | 49% | 56% | 51% | 55% | 51% | 64% | 49% |
| Disagree | 22% | 24% | 21% | 26% | 22% | 19% | 26% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 27% | 33% | 26% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 25% | 18% | 25% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 24% | 21% | 31% | |
| Not sure | 24% | 15% | 33% | 23% | 18% | 29% | 21% | 30% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 20% | 25% | 27% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 30% | 21% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 15% | 20% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| The U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated. | Agree | 36% | 40% | 32% | 28% | 33% | 30% | 39% | 43% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 47% | 23% | 52% | 33% | 55% | 26% | 14% | 37% | 35% | 40% | 41% | 29% | 32% | 28% | 41% | 40% | 40% | 23% |
| Disagree | 55% | 54% | 55% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 55% | 46% | 55% | 55% | 56% | 42% | 70% | 38% | 53% | 35% | 67% | 80% | 50% | 58% | 52% | 51% | 60% | 60% | 58% | 50% | 52% | 54% | 63% | |
| Not sure | 10% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 13% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Health Savings Accounts should replace Medicare and Medicaid. | Agree | 24% | 29% | 19% | 42% | 40% | 32% | 11% | 10% | 19% | 31% | 38% | 26% | 30% | 24% | 16% | 28% | 22% | 19% | 25% | 23% | 13% | 33% | 23% | 35% | 18% | 22% | 25% | 32% | 25% |
| Disagree | 58% | 56% | 61% | 41% | 41% | 51% | 74% | 69% | 63% | 51% | 44% | 57% | 59% | 53% | 63% | 52% | 61% | 71% | 52% | 63% | 72% | 51% | 55% | 51% | 61% | 59% | 54% | 58% | 68% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 15% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 10% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 10% | 23% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 23% | 14% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 10% | 6% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| The Department of Agriculture should be eliminated. | Agree | 19% | 24% | 14% | 22% | 24% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 27% | 26% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 15% | 24% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 25% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| Disagree | 69% | 67% | 72% | 62% | 67% | 70% | 74% | 70% | 72% | 60% | 65% | 71% | 76% | 62% | 70% | 61% | 75% | 79% | 68% | 70% | 75% | 66% | 68% | 71% | 70% | 63% | 74% | 66% | 76% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 5% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Global warming is not a threat to the world. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? | Agree | 38% | 40% | 36% | 27% | 34% | 35% | 43% | 45% | 39% | 30% | 37% | 43% | 27% | 55% | 33% | 60% | 24% | 18% | 39% | 37% | 39% | 45% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 42% | 43% | 35% | 34% |
| Disagree | 54% | 53% | 54% | 61% | 57% | 51% | 54% | 48% | 53% | 62% | 49% | 51% | 67% | 37% | 55% | 33% | 64% | 78% | 49% | 57% | 55% | 47% | 56% | 60% | 54% | 51% | 49% | 59% | 60% | |
| Not sure | 8% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 14% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| The Endangered Species Act should be repealed. | Agree | 24% | 28% | 20% | 33% | 34% | 30% | 13% | 20% | 21% | 29% | 34% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 34% | 18% | 14% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 30% | 19% | 28% | 25% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 22% |
| Disagree | 58% | 57% | 59% | 49% | 52% | 47% | 71% | 59% | 62% | 46% | 50% | 51% | 62% | 51% | 61% | 45% | 64% | 77% | 52% | 63% | 63% | 51% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 59% | 59% | 51% | 68% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 15% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 23% | 16% | 22% | 17% | 25% | 15% | 23% | 13% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 17% | 10% | 24% | 14% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 10% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Obamacare should be repealed. | Agree | 46% | 51% | 42% | 42% | 48% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 46% | 39% | 52% | 51% | 30% | 66% | 43% | 67% | 37% | 18% | 48% | 44% | 45% | 49% | 45% | 46% | 45% | 48% | 47% | 51% | 37% |
| Disagree | 42% | 41% | 44% | 42% | 38% | 43% | 46% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 35% | 33% | 61% | 23% | 42% | 22% | 49% | 76% | 38% | 46% | 46% | 38% | 42% | 40% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 42% | 51% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 8% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 12% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Political Party | Ideology | Education | Marital status | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Democrat | Republican | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No college degree | College degree | Married, no kids | Married with kids | Not married, no kids | Not married, with kids | <$30k | $30-50k | $50-100k | $100-200k | $200k+ | ||
| Government should do much less, and allow people to work things out voluntarily among themselves? | Agree | 52% | 59% | 46% | 52% | 58% | 45% | 53% | 51% | 52% | 47% | 54% | 58% | 39% | 72% | 47% | 72% | 44% | 26% | 54% | 51% | 50% | 61% | 48% | 53% | 51% | 53% | 51% | 56% | 51% |
| Disagree | 35% | 32% | 39% | 35% | 27% | 37% | 39% | 36% | 36% | 38% | 31% | 33% | 49% | 20% | 35% | 18% | 42% | 64% | 31% | 38% | 41% | 27% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 35% | 36% | 41% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 8% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 18% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 8% | |
| Survey Demographics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Men | 48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women | 52% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | 18-29 | 16% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30-39 | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-49 | 16% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50-64 | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 22% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | White | 67% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 13% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political Party | Republican | 33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democrat | 36% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 31% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
