{"id":179165,"date":"2024-06-24T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:36:32","slug":"americans-views-of-governments-role-persistent-divisions-and-areas-of-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/06\/24\/americans-views-of-governments-role-persistent-divisions-and-areas-of-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 Views of Government\u2019s Role: Persistent Divisions and Areas of Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-prc-block-subtitle\" aria-level=\"2\">Wide majorities of Biden and Trump supporters oppose cuts to Social Security<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"736157\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #736157;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_24.06.10_W146ValuesGovernment_feature.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179324 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Washington Monument casts a shadow on the Federal Triangle area of Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> A new report is available as of Aug. 26, 2024: \u201c<ins><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/08\/26\/the-political-values-of-harris-and-trump-supporters\/\">The Political Values of Harris and Trump Supporters<\/a><\/ins>.\u201d The report and its accompanying <ins><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1NsyweDkDUqALDQIjrGzlEFkVAe2qBpt9kD_ER6786p4\/edit?usp=sharing\">detailed tables<\/a><\/ins> update the material in this report, examining how these issues are viewed by supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Vote preference used in the new report was measured in a survey conducted Aug. 5-11, 2024, after Joe Biden had exited the presidential race. The values data in the new report was measured in the same survey used in this report, conducted April 8-14.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The patterns of opinion in the new report are largely the same as those discussed in this report (which used Biden\/Trump preferences as of April).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans\u2019 attitudes about U.S. government, such as its size and role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report is based primarily on a survey of 8,709 adults, including 7,166 registered voters, from April 8 to 14, 2024. Some of the analysis in this report is based on a survey of 8,638 adults from May 13 to 19, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in these surveys is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for the report<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/role-of-government-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the economy, immigration and abortion have emerged as major issues in the 2024 election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c977njnvq2do\">dramatically different ideas<\/a> about the size and role of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=179261\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edebe3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edebe3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-01.png?resize=480,918 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-01.png?resize=620,1186 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"593\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Deep divides between Biden and Trump supporters on size, scope of government\" class=\"wp-image-179261 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These differences reflect decades-old divisions between Democrats and Republicans over the scope of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among registered voters, large majorities of Biden supporters \u2013 roughly three-quarters or more \u2013 favor a bigger, more activist government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>74% say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>76% say government should do more to solve problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80% say government aid to the poor \u201cdoes more good than harm.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump supporters, by comparable margins, take the opposing view on all three questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pew Research Center survey of 8,709 adults \u2013 including 7,166 registered voters \u2013 conducted April 8-14, 2024, examines <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/governments-scope-efficiency-and-role-in-regulating-business\/\">Americans\u2019 views of the role and scope of government<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/americans-views-of-government-aid-to-poor-role-in-health-care-and-social-security\/\">the social safety net<\/a> and long-term trends in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/americans-trust-in-federal-government-and-attitudes-toward-it\/\">trust in the federal government<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Democratic support for bigger government is little changed in the last five years but remains higher than it was a decade ago. Republicans\u2019 views have shifted less over the last 10 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among all adults, about three-quarters of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents favor a bigger government, up from about six-in-ten in 2014 and 2015. The share of Republicans and Republican leaners who prefer a bigger government has increased only modestly over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic support for bigger government, while slightly lower than in 2021 (78%), remains at nearly its highest level in five decades. During Bill Clinton\u2019s presidency in the 1990s, fewer than half of Democrats said they preferred a bigger government with more services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voters continue to express very different views about government\u2019s role in specific areas than about the government generally.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=179262\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe9e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe9e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-02.png?resize=480,399 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-02.png?resize=782,650 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-02.png?resize=840,698 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"349\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows By wide margins, Biden and Trump supporters oppose reducing Social Security benefits\" class=\"wp-image-179262 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large majority of voters (80%) \u2013 including 82% of Biden supporters and 78% of Trump supporters \u2013 say that in thinking about the long-term future of Social Security, benefits should not be reduced in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Biden supporters are more likely than Trump supporters to say Social Security should cover more people with greater benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>46% of Biden supporters favor expanding Social Security coverage and benefits, compared with 28% of Trump supporters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most Americans (65%) continue to say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats overwhelmingly (88%) say the federal government has this responsibility, compared with 40% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=179263\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0efef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0efef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-03.png?resize=480,630 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-03.png?resize=620,814 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"407\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/06\/PP_2024.6.24_role-of-government_00-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to ensure health coverage for all\" class=\"wp-image-179263 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of Republicans who say the government has a responsibility to provide health coverage has increased 8 percentage points since 2021, from 32% to 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are wide income differences among Republicans in opinions about the government\u2019s role in health care:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>56% of Republicans with lower family incomes say the government has a responsibility to provide health coverage for all, compared with 36% of those with middle incomes and 29% of higher-income Republicans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked <em>how <\/em>the government should provide health coverage, 36% of Americans say it should be provided through a single national program, while 28% say it should be through a mix of government and private programs. These views have changed little in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats continue to be more likely than Republicans to favor a \u201csingle payer\u201d government health insurance program (53% vs. 18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-key-findings-in-this-report\">Other key findings in this report<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/americans-trust-in-federal-government-and-attitudes-toward-it\/\"><strong>Americans\u2019 trust in the federal government<\/strong><\/a><strong> remains low but has modestly increased since last year.<\/strong> Today, 22% of American adults say they trust the government to do what is right always or most of the time, which is up from 16% in June 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>While the public overall is divided over the nation\u2019s ability to solve important problems, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/06\/24\/governments-scope-efficiency-and-role-in-regulating-business\/#confidence-in-the-nation-s-ability-to-solve-problems\"><strong>young adults are notably pessimistic about the country\u2019s ability to solve problems<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong>About half of Americans (52%) say the U.S. can\u2019t solve many of its important problems, while 47% say it can find a way to solve problems and get what it wants. Roughly six-in-ten adults under age 30 (62%) say the nation can\u2019t solve major problems, the highest share in any age group and 16 points higher than two years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Biden supporters favor a bigger government with a strong social safety net. 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