Two-thirds of Americans want more federal help for places that lost factory and mining jobs
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 65.9% of Americans want the federal government to invest more in communities hurt by the decline of manufacturing or mining. Just 6.3% want less.
Some 27.8% want investment to stay the same as today. A lot more investment accounts for 19.6%.
Topline distribution
Two-thirds of Americans want more federal help for places that lost factory and mining jobs.
Do you think the federal government should invest more, less, or the same to support communities across the US that have been affected by the decline of manufacturing or mining?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Do you think the federal government should invest more, less, or the same to support communities across the US that have been affected by the decline of manufacturing or mining?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.