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A jobs guarantee funded by high-income taxes has broad support

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2026, 65% of Americans favored a federal program that would guarantee a job to any American who wants one, funded by a 5% income tax increase on those earning over $200,000 per year. Including 33% who strongly support and 31% who somewhat support.

About one in five opposed the program (23%), with 11% who somewhat oppose and 11% who strongly oppose. Another 13% were unsure. In a parallel survey arm, support rose to 75% when the same program was funded by a tax on incomes over $1 million.

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Topline scale

65% of Americans favor a federal jobs guarantee funded by taxes on high incomes.

Would you support or oppose creating a program like this?

  • Strongly support 33.5%
  • Somewhat support 31.3%
  • Not sure / Don't know 12.5%
  • Strongly oppose 11.4%
  • Somewhat oppose 11.2%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy

Source

Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-16

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.