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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 7h

By a +19-point margin, voters say that Democrats should only vote for a government funding bill that reverses Republican health care cuts.

www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/oct...

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Agree That Democrats Should Only Vote for a Funding Bill if It Reverses Republican Health Care Cuts.
Description: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Republicans' health care cuts will kick millions off their plans and hike health care premiums by an average of 75% for those who can stay insured. Democrats in Congress should only vote for a government funding bill that reverses Republican health care cuts, even if that means the government shutdown continues.
All likely voters — Agree: 54%, Disagree: 34%
Democrat — Agree: 79%, Disagree: 10%
Independent / Third party — Agree: 50%, Disagree: 34%
Republican — Agree: 30%, Disagree: 58%

October 3–6, 2025 survey of 1,232 U.S. likely voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 1d

This ruling would be against public opinion — our June polling found that a majority of voters believe states should be allowed to ban conversion therapy.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/6/...

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Think the Supreme Court Should Allow States to Ban "Conversion Therapy" for Minors.
Description: The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states should be allowed to ban "conversion therapy." Currently, more than 20 states ban licensed professionals from subjecting minors to conversion therapy. Do you think the Supreme Court should or should not allow states to ban conversion therapy?
Response Options:
A) The Supreme Court should allow states to ban conversion therapy for minors
B) Don't know
C) The Supreme Court should not allow states to ban conversion therapy, and should end existing state policies banning conversion therapy for minors
All likely voters — 56% chose A, 12% chose B, 32% chose C
Democrat — 57% chose A, 12% chose B, 31% chose C
Independent / Third party — 53% chose A, 18% chose B, 29% chose C
Republican — 56% chose A, 10% chose B, 34% chose C

June 6–8, 2025 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 2d

NEW: A majority of voters (55%) support the Block the Bombs Act, which would prohibit the U.S. from selling large bombs and heavy artillery shells to Israel.

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Support the Block the Bombs Act.
Description: Some members of Congress have proposed the Block the Bombs Act, which would prohibit the United States from selling large bombs and heavy artillery shells to Israel. Do you support or oppose this legislation?
All likely voters — Support: 55%, Oppose: 35%
Democrat — Support: 67%, Oppose: 23%
Independent / Third party — Support: 57%, Oppose: 33%
Republican — Support: 41%, Oppose: 49%

September 26–28, 2025 survey of 1,231 U.S. likely voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 6d

NEW: Most voters (65%) say highly skilled immigration helps the U.S. by bringing in the “best and brightest,” while 29% think it takes jobs from Americans.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/10...

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Think Highly Skilled Immigration Helps More Than It Hurts.
Description: Which of the following comes closest to your view, even if neither is entirely correct?
Response Options:
A) Highly skilled immigration is good for the U.S. because it allows the U.S. to benefit from the talent of the best and brightest across the world.
B) Don't know
C) Highly skilled immigration is bad for the U.S. because it takes job opportunities away from Americans who could work those jobs instead.
All likely voters — 65% chose A, 6% chose B, 29% chose C
Democrat — 75% chose A, 7% chose B, 18% chose C
Independent / Third party — 67% chose A, 7% chose B, 26% chose C
Republican — 54% chose A, 6% chose B, 41% chose C

September 26–28, 2025 survey of 1,231 U.S. likely voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 8d

Americans widely support affordable green housing policies, including requiring competitive wages and safety standards (77%) and energy efficiency and electrification upgrades (74%).

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: National Adults Widely Support Green Affordable Housing Policy Solutions.
Description: Below are some housing-related policies being considered in your state. Please say whether you support or oppose each policy.
Requiring affordable housing developers to provide competitive wages and high standards of workplace safety in their development projects — Support: 77%, Oppose: 10%
Investing in energy efficiency and electrification upgrades for low- and moderate-income households — Support: 74%, Oppose: 13%
Providing low-interest government loans and other financial support to affordable housing developers to construct new affordable housing with high sustainability standards — Support: 72%, Oppose: 14%

Read the full crosstabs: https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2025/9/dfp_green_housing.pdf

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 8d

A majority of adults (61%) prefer developing affordable housing to ensure essential needs are met.

Only 28% prefer not to increase spending on affordable housing due to concerns over the budget and national debt.

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: A Majority of Adults Would Prefer Greater Government Investment in Affordable Housing to Meet Essential Needs.
Description: Which approach to housing policy do you prefer, even if none are exactly right?
Response Options:
A) The government should increase its spending on affordable housing, because it has a responsibility to ensure taxpayers' essential needs can be met.
B) Don't know
C) The government should not increase its spending on affordable housing, because further spending would strain our budget and increase the national debt.
All adults — 61% chose A, 11% chose B, 28% chose C

Black or African American — 67% chose A, 8% chose B, 25% chose C
White — 58% chose A, 11% chose B, 31% chose C
Latino — 64% chose A, 9% chose B, 27% chose C
Homeowner — 61% chose A, 6% chose B, 33% chose C
Renter — 61% chose A, 14% chose B, 25% chose C

August 15–18, 2025 survey of 1,419 U.S. adults.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 8d

NEW: A majority of Americans report at least one sign of housing precarity, including:

- Cutting back on essentials to afford housing (44%)

- Reducing other portions of their budget for housing (44%)

- Having difficulty paying housing-related costs like utility bills (35%)

Crosstab chart of polling data from Data For Progress
Title: Experiences of Housing Precarity Vary Widely, With Having to Cut Back on Essentials as the Most Commonly Reported Challenge.
Description: Please indicate if you have personally experienced any of the following housing challenges in the past year.

Having to significantly cut back on essentials (groceries, health care, etc.) to afford housing — All adults: 44%

Having to reduce other portions of my budget to account for rising housing costs — All adults: 44%

Having difficulty paying for housing costs unrelated to my rent or mortgage, like my utility bill or home repairs — All adults: 35%

Difficulty paying rent or mortgage — All adults: 31%

Being unable to find an affordable unit to live in when searching for new housing — All adults: 25%

Missing or being delayed on a payment to my landlord/mortgage lender for financial reasons — All adults: 25%

Read the full crosstabs: https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2025/9/dfp_green_housing.pdf

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 8d

do I know anyone living in DC with an EV who parks on the street and uses public EV chargers (aka you don't have your own parking/charging spot)?

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 9d

Join me to discuss combatting the New Climate Denialism at @carnegieendowment.org this Wednesday, Oct 1 in DC or online, along with my co-panelists @jeremywallace.bsky.social, @cathfraser.bsky.social, @leonardom-d.bsky.social, @noahjgordon.bsky.social and more. carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...

Climate Clarity: Combatting New Denialism in the United States

A conversation on how to combat denialism and advance climate solutions.

carnegieendowment.org

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Noah Gordon @noahjgordon.bsky.social · 14d

Want to defeat the New Climate Denialism?
Join us next week in DC or online!
October 1, 3:30-5pm and then drinks.

Speakers include @gretchentg.bsky.social @jeremywallace.bsky.social @cathfraser.bsky.social @leonardom-d.bsky.social
carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
@carnegieendowment.org

Climate Clarity: Combatting New Denialism in the United States

A conversation on how to combat denialism and advance climate solutions.

carnegieendowment.org

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 14d

this is a cause i care about

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14d

Today on Volts: high-temperature industrial processes like steelmaking get all the attention, but what about humble old low-temp industry -- beer, paper, food, etc.? It can be decarbonized with industrial heat pumps & thermal storage, but it needs policy & incentives. I dig in with experts.

How to clean up beer brewing and other low-temperature industries

Teresa Cheng and Richard Hart join me to discuss how to decarbonize industries that run on industrial boilers, like beer and paper.

www.volts.wtf

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 15d

NEW: A majority of voters (65%) think medical aid in dying — or, “physician-assisted suicide” — should be an option for someone with a terminal illness.

Title: Voters Support Medical Aid in Dying for People With Terminal Illnesses, but Not for Other Cases.
Description: Medical Aid in Dying — sometimes called "physician-assisted suicide" — is a practice in which a doctor helps someone end their life peacefully with a prescription medication, typically to avoid prolonged suffering. Do you think doctors should be allowed to offer each of the following individuals to end their life through Medical Aid in Dying?
Response Options:
A) Doctors should be allowed to offer Medical Aid in Dying to this individual
B) Don't know
C) Doctors should not be allowed to offer Medical Aid in Dying to this individual
Someone with a terminal illness — 65% chose A, 12% chose B, 23% chose C
Someone with a severe disability — 37% chose A, 21% chose B, 42% chose C
Someone with a severe mental illness — 26% chose A, 19% chose B, 55% chose C
See the full poll at dataforprogress.org

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 21d

Groups and organizations committed to tackling these problems head on ought to be applauded and welcomed.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 21d

Catastrophic climate change is going to hurt the most marginalized first. In the face of threats that may not just end the United States as a country, but have the potential to wipe billions of human beings out, the urgency of change is self-evident to all people of good faith.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 21d

Anti-racism isn't a luxury. Dismantling white supremacy is both a moral imperative and structurally required for the survival of the Republic.

Transgender human beings are not disposable. Human rights are universal or they are not human rights.

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 20d

me too <3

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 21d

NEW with Grow Progress:

A majority of Democratic base voters and persuadable voters want Democrats to withhold their votes on a GOP budget bill, even if that risks a shutdown.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/9/...

Democratic Base Voters and Persuadable Voters Want the Party to Withhold Their Votes on a GOP Budget Bill.
Description: Republicans currently control the presidency, the House, and the Senate. To pass a budget and keep the government open, they need some Democratic votes. Which comes closer to your view of how Democrats should respond, even if neither are exactly right?
Response Options:
A) Democrats should withhold their votes unless Republicans agree to changes, even if that risks a government shutdown
B) Don't know
C) Democrats should vote with Republicans to pass a budget and keep the government open, even if it means agreeing to proposals they oppose
Democrats — 70% chose A, 7% chose B, 23% chose C
Independents who lean toward Democrats — 77% chose A, 6% chose B, 17% chose C
Persuadable voters — 51% chose A, 10% chose B, 39% chose C

September 5–7, 2025 survey of 654 U.S. likely voters who are Democrats, Independents who lean toward Democrats, or persuadable voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 22d

“All our small town farmers [are] getting pushed out for bigger corporations … I support Trump. He’s bringing us back to where we should have been.”

We talked to folks in Lancaster, WI, about the biggest problems facing their community. ⤵️

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 23d

oh hey! it's the fossil free media x @dataforprogress.org substack crossover episode you've been dreaming about: dataforclimateprogress.substack.com/p/a-growing-...

A Growing, Overwhelming Majority of Voters Support Making Polluters Pay for Climate Damages

Welcome to this special crossover issue of Data for Climate Progress with our friends at Fossil Free Media!

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 23d

NEW POLL with Fossil Free Media:

Roughly three-quarters of voters (74%) support requiring oil and gas companies to pay a share of climate-related costs.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/9/...

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Strongly Support Oil and Gas Companies Paying a Share of Climate Costs.
Description: Would you support or oppose requiring oil and gas companies to pay a share of costs for climate-related damages?
All likely voters — Support: 74%, Oppose: 20%
Democrat — Support: 86%, Oppose: 9%
Independent / Third party — Support: 74%, Oppose: 19%
Republican — Support: 62%, Oppose: 30%
FL — Support: 72%, Oppose: 23%
IL — Support: 75%, Oppose: 19%
NC — Support: 70%, Oppose: 24%
TX — Support: 69%, Oppose: 26%
VA — Support: 71%, Oppose: 25%

August 15–20, 2025 survey of 2,372 U.S. likely voters.

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 23d

NEW with @cleantomorrow.org:

We talked to state-level stakeholders involved in clean energy siting to identify key barriers to building renewables.

Local opposition and misinformation were reported as top barriers.

www.dataforprogress.org/memos/9/15/f...

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: State Policymaker Perspectives on Renewable Energy Siting

Data for Progress and Clean Tomorrow present findings to illuminate the renewable energy siting and permitting barriers facing state legislatures and agency staff.

www.dataforprogress.org

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 23d

ayyyy!!

Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 23d

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream
A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream

A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 23d

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream
A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream

A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

jacobin.com

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Catherine Fraser @cathfraser.bsky.social · 28d

my fav type of chart, the laundry list of popular progressive policies

Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 28d

The progressive agenda is widely popular across demographics — from cracking down on corporate price fixing and eliminating hidden junk fees, to lowering the cost of prescription drugs and expanding Medicare.

Bar chart of polling data from Data for Progress.

The chart lists several dozen progressive legislative proposals. Support ranges from 88% to 59%.

View poll for full results:

https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2025/7/dfp_cpc_progressive_agenda_2025_tabs.pdf

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 28d

NEW DFP Insight from @repcasar.bsky.social, chair of @usprogressives.bsky.social:

"Democrats have continued to lose credibility with American workers. And in 2026, we have an opportunity to rebuild trust — if we lead with a populist economic vision that’s as clear as it is popular."

Representative Greg Casar: The Path to Victory in 2026 — a Popular, Populist Agenda That Delivers for Working People

Across party lines, income levels, and education levels, bold economic populism inspires Americans.

www.dataforprogress.org

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