61% support Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion economic relief bill, and several key provisions of the bill are even more popular. 85% say they support policies in the bill that would provide greater tax breaks for families and make it easier for low-income households to claim, including majorities across party lines (95% of Democrats and 73% of Republicans support it).
About three-quarters are in favor of facilities to provide funding to facilitate return to the classroom for K-12 students (77%), and to send incentive vouchers worth up to $ 1,400 per person to most families and individuals (76 %). Both policies also have majority support across party lines (55% of Republicans support each, of Democrats 90% support each).
A smaller majority, 59%, say they provide $ 350 billion in aid to state and local governments. That policy leads to the sharpest partisan divide among the four tested, with 88% of Democrats in favor versus just 28% of Republicans.
A measure not on the bill – raising the federal minimum wage from $ 7.25 an hour to $ 15 an hour – is also supported by the majority. In total, 55% are in favor of such an increase in the minimum wage, including 85% of Democrats, 52% of Independents and 20% of Republicans.