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Property-tax hikes for aid programs face nearly half opposition among Americans

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to 11, 2024, 48% of Americans opposed an increase in property tax rates on residential properties in their area, even if the additional revenue funded programs for struggling Americans. Including 24% who strongly oppose, 11% who oppose, and 12% who somewhat oppose.

About one in four supported the tax increase (25%), with 14% who somewhat support, 6% who support, and 5% who strongly support. Another 28% were neutral.

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48% of Americans oppose a property-tax increase to fund aid programs.

To what extent would you oppose or support an increase in property tax rates on residential properties in your area if the additional revenue was used to fund programs for struggling Americans?

  • Neither oppose nor support 27.8%
  • Strongly oppose 23.9%
  • Somewhat support 14.4%
  • Somewhat oppose 12.1%
  • Oppose 11.5%
  • Support 5.8%
  • Strongly support 4.5%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.4%

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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
2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.4%
Module
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    Property-tax hikes for aid programs face nearly half opposition among Americansreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-mpsa-omnibus-survey-2025-026

Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-mpsa-omnibus-survey-2025-026#to-what-extent-would-you-oppose-or-support-an-increase-in-property-tax-rates-on-residential-properties-in-your-area-if-the-additional-revenue-was-used-to-fund-programs-for-struggling-americans

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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.