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Ending ‘Corporate Welfare’ Is Popular With Voters - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 1,032 Likely Voters
Conducted August 30-31, 2022 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
1032 463 569 102 142 121 198 469 733 105 136 58 377 384 271 461 298 250 461 571 389 245 287 81 186 214 320 188 60
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+
End “corporate welfare.”  Government should not give handouts to businesses. Agree 62% 70% 55% 41% 58% 65% 73% 65% 69% 35% 57% 57% 65% 61% 61% 69% 54% 63% 55% 68% 70% 66% 53% 53% 55% 51% 66% 72% 76%
Disagree 20% 16% 24% 35% 26% 14% 15% 16% 15% 43% 25% 21% 16% 25% 19% 15% 26% 22% 23% 17% 16% 19% 23% 32% 22% 30% 18% 15% 11%
Not sure 18% 14% 21% 24% 15% 21% 13% 18% 16% 22% 19% 22% 19% 14% 20% 16% 20% 15% 22% 14% 15% 15% 24% 15% 23% 19% 16% 13% 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 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+
Government should remove barriers to international free trade. Agree 42% 48% 36% 61% 46% 51% 29% 35% 41% 44% 48% 37% 39% 45% 40% 42% 39% 47% 38% 45% 38% 47% 39% 47% 40% 40% 38% 46% 59%
Disagree 29% 30% 29% 19% 27% 26% 40% 27% 30% 29% 24% 36% 36% 29% 23% 33% 29% 24% 32% 27% 36% 29% 24% 22% 30% 29% 33% 30% 17%
Not sure 29% 22% 35% 20% 27% 23% 31% 38% 30% 27% 28% 27% 25% 26% 37% 25% 31% 29% 30% 28% 26% 24% 37% 31% 30% 31% 29% 24% 24%
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+
People should be able to control their own retirement.  Social Security should be privatized Agree 46% 48% 43% 57% 59% 52% 43% 27% 45% 39% 57% 45% 59% 44% 35% 57% 40% 34% 47% 45% 41% 60% 37% 51% 52% 45% 43% 50% 49%
Disagree 41% 44% 38% 29% 26% 35% 45% 59% 42% 38% 34% 46% 27% 48% 47% 29% 47% 59% 37% 44% 48% 31% 46% 36% 26% 38% 48% 42% 45%
Not sure 13% 8% 18% 14% 14% 13% 12% 14% 12% 23% 10% 9% 14% 8% 18% 15% 13% 7% 16% 11% 11% 10% 17% 13% 22% 17% 10% 8% 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 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+
Government welfare should be replaced with private charity. Agree 34% 42% 27% 33% 32% 40% 37% 27% 36% 26% 34% 35% 49% 25% 29% 51% 26% 17% 33% 34% 36% 42% 25% 25% 36% 30% 34% 37% 33%
Disagree 50% 45% 54% 47% 49% 45% 48% 57% 49% 51% 51% 50% 33% 61% 54% 31% 60% 72% 47% 52% 50% 43% 56% 48% 43% 51% 51% 51% 56%
Not sure 16% 13% 20% 19% 19% 15% 15% 16% 15% 24% 16% 15% 18% 14% 18% 18% 15% 11% 20% 14% 14% 14% 19% 27% 21% 19% 15% 12% 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 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+
Taxes and government spending should be cut by 50% or more. Agree 54% 57% 52% 62% 58% 58% 54% 43% 55% 44% 57% 60% 74% 40% 49% 75% 46% 30% 59% 50% 49% 62% 51% 57% 56% 59% 56% 48% 49%
Disagree 32% 33% 31% 21% 30% 30% 32% 41% 32% 34% 29% 23% 16% 45% 33% 15% 37% 55% 25% 37% 39% 27% 31% 24% 26% 26% 30% 41% 42%
Not sure 14% 11% 18% 16% 11% 12% 14% 16% 13% 21% 14% 17% 10% 15% 18% 10% 17% 15% 16% 13% 12% 11% 18% 18% 18% 15% 14% 11% 9%
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+
The United States Department of Defense spending should be maintained at 4% of Gross Domestic Product. Agree 54% 60% 48% 61% 53% 48% 56% 52% 54% 49% 58% 54% 62% 56% 43% 62% 52% 46% 50% 57% 58% 63% 41% 48% 46% 50% 55% 63% 67%
Disagree 17% 20% 15% 16% 14% 22% 19% 16% 18% 16% 18% 14% 13% 18% 21% 15% 17% 23% 17% 18% 19% 13% 20% 24% 19% 20% 18% 16% 11%
Not sure 29% 20% 37% 24% 32% 30% 26% 33% 28% 34% 24% 31% 25% 26% 36% 24% 31% 30% 33% 25% 23% 24% 38% 28% 36% 30% 27% 20% 22%
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+
The U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated. Agree 35% 44% 27% 25% 30% 29% 46% 35% 39% 20% 29% 36% 55% 21% 29% 58% 21% 14% 32% 37% 42% 45% 19% 31% 28% 30% 39% 37% 45%
Disagree 53% 45% 61% 62% 62% 56% 44% 50% 49% 60% 64% 55% 32% 71% 56% 29% 67% 79% 53% 53% 50% 44% 66% 60% 58% 58% 49% 53% 49%
Not sure 12% 11% 12% 13% 8% 16% 10% 15% 12% 20% 7% 9% 14% 8% 14% 13% 11% 7% 15% 10% 8% 11% 15% 10% 15% 12% 12% 9% 7%
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+
Health Savings Accounts should replace Medicare and Medicaid. Agree 27% 31% 22% 48% 36% 33% 17% 14% 25% 32% 33% 22% 31% 28% 21% 32% 24% 20% 25% 28% 24% 35% 21% 26% 26% 23% 30% 30% 20%
Disagree 56% 52% 59% 36% 48% 53% 63% 68% 57% 51% 50% 61% 49% 59% 59% 47% 60% 67% 53% 58% 61% 50% 58% 57% 55% 57% 53% 55% 61%
Not sure 18% 17% 19% 16% 16% 15% 21% 18% 18% 17% 18% 17% 20% 13% 21% 21% 16% 12% 21% 15% 16% 15% 21% 17% 19% 19% 17% 14% 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 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+
The Department of Agriculture should be eliminated. Agree 19% 24% 14% 18% 20% 19% 22% 14% 20% 15% 20% 14% 27% 14% 16% 31% 10% 10% 16% 21% 21% 25% 9% 18% 13% 16% 19% 28% 21%
Disagree 67% 61% 72% 69% 69% 66% 62% 71% 68% 61% 68% 66% 57% 75% 68% 54% 75% 81% 67% 66% 67% 63% 71% 71% 68% 74% 65% 66% 60%
Not sure 14% 14% 14% 13% 11% 15% 17% 14% 12% 24% 12% 19% 16% 11% 16% 15% 15% 8% 17% 12% 12% 11% 20% 11% 19% 10% 17% 6% 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 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+
Global warming is not a threat to the world. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Agree 36% 43% 30% 27% 29% 30% 47% 37% 39% 28% 32% 29% 58% 21% 31% 59% 22% 16% 36% 37% 41% 45% 21% 35% 31% 36% 38% 39% 29%
Disagree 55% 49% 62% 64% 62% 63% 44% 54% 54% 57% 60% 59% 31% 74% 60% 30% 70% 81% 54% 56% 51% 48% 68% 59% 59% 54% 54% 58% 59%
Not sure 8% 9% 8% 9% 9% 7% 9% 8% 7% 15% 8% 12% 11% 6% 9% 11% 8% 3% 10% 7% 7% 7% 11% 6% 10% 10% 8% 4% 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 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+
The Endangered Species Act should be repealed. Agree 21% 25% 18% 16% 31% 17% 22% 21% 21% 20% 26% 19% 29% 17% 18% 30% 16% 14% 22% 21% 20% 29% 12% 30% 21% 19% 25% 21% 16%
Disagree 58% 57% 59% 59% 57% 62% 55% 59% 60% 51% 55% 52% 47% 67% 59% 46% 64% 74% 54% 61% 58% 55% 64% 53% 56% 61% 55% 59% 68%
Not sure 21% 18% 23% 25% 12% 21% 23% 20% 18% 29% 19% 29% 23% 16% 22% 24% 20% 12% 24% 18% 21% 16% 25% 16% 23% 20% 19% 20% 16%
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+
Obamacare should be repealed. Agree 46% 52% 41% 35% 44% 47% 52% 47% 50% 33% 41% 45% 73% 26% 39% 72% 34% 18% 47% 45% 49% 58% 28% 50% 43% 47% 49% 44% 45%
Disagree 44% 41% 46% 46% 42% 45% 41% 46% 42% 48% 45% 51% 16% 67% 46% 20% 53% 75% 39% 47% 44% 34% 56% 37% 43% 43% 40% 49% 49%
Not sure 11% 8% 13% 19% 14% 8% 7% 8% 9% 20% 15% 4% 10% 7% 14% 8% 13% 7% 14% 8% 7% 8% 16% 13% 15% 10% 11% 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 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+
Government should do much less, and allow people to work things out voluntarily among themselves? Agree 49% 56% 43% 45% 48% 51% 55% 45% 53% 39% 45% 42% 73% 32% 44% 73% 43% 18% 46% 52% 50% 64% 35% 43% 38% 52% 53% 50% 57%
Disagree 38% 31% 44% 36% 40% 38% 34% 42% 35% 46% 41% 43% 17% 55% 40% 17% 44% 65% 36% 40% 41% 27% 45% 44% 44% 31% 38% 40% 33%
Not sure 13% 13% 12% 19% 12% 12% 11% 12% 12% 15% 14% 15% 9% 13% 16% 10% 12% 16% 18% 9% 9% 9% 20% 13% 18% 16% 8% 10% 10%
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 35%
Other 32%
Total
LV's
Ideology Conservative 42%
Moderate 30%
Liberal 24%
Not sure 3%