77% of American voters support stopping next year’s scheduled tax increase compared to just 50% who support extending the Trump Tax Cuts of 2017.
WHY IT MATTERS
The lower tax rates established in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 expire this year. Congress is now developing a tax and spending bill that is expected to address this.
HOW TO USE THIS DATA
Advocates should use these results to guide their messaging around taxes in the spending bill. Specifically, they should frame support for the bill as support for stopping next year’s tax increase rather than for extending the Trump Tax Cuts.
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Stop the Tax Increase vs. Extend the Trump Tax Cuts
- 77% of American voters support stopping next year’s scheduled tax increase compared to just 50% who support extending the Trump Tax Cuts of 2017.
- Those who support stopping the tax increase includes 83% of Republicans, 72% of Democrats, and 75% of independents. This compares to 76% of Republican, 25% of Democrats, and 47% of independents who support extending the Trump Tax Cuts.
Choosing to Raise Taxes
- When asked whether passing a budget bill that does not stop next year’s tax increase would be Congress raising taxes or keeping taxes the same, voters are evenly split (41%-41%). This compares with 30% who say choosing not to extend the Trump Tax Cuts is a tax increase and 44% who say it is choosing to keep taxes the same.
Who’s Affected?
- 84% of voters say failure to stop the scheduled tax increase would impact the poor and middle class the most. This is 19 points higher than the 65% who say failure to extend the Trump Tax Cuts would impact these groups the most.