Four in ten see higher-education policy as common ground for both parties
Core finding
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.
Topline scale
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.”
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | educ_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
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.”
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.