Most oppose letting candidates spend campaign money on child care
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Only 31.3% of Americans support letting candidates use campaign funds for child care, while 68.7% oppose it.
Strong opposition accounts for 37.3%, compared with 6.9% strong support. The question asks about candidates using campaign funds to pay for child care.
Topline scale
Most oppose letting candidates spend campaign money on child care.
Candidates being allowed to use their campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.5%
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 | ±3.5% |
| Module | Democracy, Politics, & Participation |
| 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
Candidates being allowed to use their campaign funds to pay for childcare expenses?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.