As the Senate negotiates its version of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” many of its key ideas, such as border security and Medicaid work requirements, received high levels of support, according to a recent poll from the Napolitan News Service.
The poll, conducted in late May, found that a plurality of respondents want their senators to support the bill. Forty-four percent are in favor of the bill, 38% are opposed, and a sizable 17% reported neutrality.
Voter support for the bill largely reflected political identification, with some divide among Republicans. Those who “support Trump-like policies” were the most approving of the bill, standing at 78%. Other Republicans seemed uncertain. Less than half (47%) supported it, and 34% were against it. As for Democrat respondents, fewer than two-thirds (62%) wanted their senator to vote against the bill.
The bill’s provision to increase funding for border security, a focus of President Donald Trump’s administration, received nearly two-thirds support from respondents (64%). The same number favored “ending Medicaid funding for illegal immigrants.”
The highest voter support was given to increased child tax credit (77%) and tax-free tips and overtime pay (78%). If passed, the bill would increase the child tax credit by $500 to $2,500 per child until 2028.
Concerns from both parties still exist about the extent of the tax cuts proposed by the bill. Sixty-three percent of Trump supporters think the bill is not cutting enough government spending, a worry shared by several GOP senators. Sixty-seven percent of Democrats think spending will be cut too much. Traditional Republicans appear more divided as 47% agreed with the general Democrat sentiment.
The Napolitan News Service poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted May 25-May 28. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.