# Two-thirds of Americans want more federal help for places that lost factory and mining jobs

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/money/two-thirds-of-americans-want-more-federal-help-for-places-that-lost-factory-and-mining-jobs/

> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

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

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?

Two-thirds of Americans want more federal help for places that lost factory and mining jobs.

- More: 46.3%
- The same as today: 27.8%
- A lot more: 19.6%
- Less: 4.0%
- A lot less: 2.3%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-55](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-55)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-55](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-55)