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Four in ten see higher-education policy as common ground for both parties

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Roughly four-in-ten Americans (41%) see higher-education policy as an area where the two parties can find common ground, an October 2024 Verasight survey finds, including 12% who strongly agree.

More than a third (36%) are neutral, and about a quarter (23%) disagree that the issue is one where the parties can come together.

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Four in ten see higher-education policy as common ground for both parties.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Higher education policy, such as college loan forgiveness or increasing national spending in public universities, is a bipartisanship policy area, in which Democrats and Republicans can come together to address the challenges together.”

  • Neutral 36.4%
  • Agree 28.3%
  • Disagree 12.7%
  • Strongly agree 12.5%
  • Strongly disagree 10.2%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.4%

educ_pol

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Methodology

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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
educ_pol

Source

Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co

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