Voters Support the One Big Beautiful Bill: Tax Cuts, Border Security, and Fiscal Restraint

Key findings

54%support the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after hearing a description

Ending Taxes on Tips: 69% support (43% strongly, 26% somewhat), 21% oppose
Increasing Child Tax Credit by $200: 74% support (42% strongly, 32% somewhat), 15% oppose
By a 52% to 35% margin, voters say budget reconciliation should focus on reducing inflation rather than expanding government programs.
63% of voters support requiring able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work or volunteer in order to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits (33% strongly, 30% somewhat). Only 26% oppose.

Executive summary

Congress has a rare opportunity, and this polling shows the path forward. Voters want tax relief, they want fiscal discipline, and they’re skeptical of government expansion. The One Big Beautiful Bill checks every box. The individual provisions are enormously popular. Ending taxes on tips and overtime resonates with working Americans who feel squeezed. Expanding the Child Tax Credit helps families. And voters understand that putting an extra thousand or several thousand dollars back in their pockets each year would make a real difference. But this isn’t just about cutting taxes, it’s about the broader vision. By a wide margin, voters say reconciliation should focus on taming inflation rather than growing government. They prefer fewer services and lower taxes to the alternative. And they strongly support requiring able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work. Tax savings resonate with voters: 64% say savings of $1,000-$4,000 per year would make a meaningful difference in their household finances (32% very meaningful, 32% somewhat meaningful).

Congress has a rare opportunity, and this polling shows the path forward.

Voters want tax relief, they want fiscal discipline, and they’re skeptical of government expansion. The One Big Beautiful Bill checks every box.

The individual provisions are enormously popular. Ending taxes on tips and overtime resonates with working Americans who feel squeezed. Expanding the Child Tax Credit helps families. And voters understand that putting an extra thousand or several thousand dollars back in their pockets each year would make a real difference.

But this isn’t just about cutting taxes, it’s about the broader vision. By a wide margin, voters say reconciliation should focus on taming inflation rather than growing government. They prefer fewer services and lower taxes to the alternative. And they strongly support requiring able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work.

This poll surveyed 1,299 registered voters via online panel from January 28-29, 2026. Results were weighted by gender, age, race, and education to match population demographics. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Broad Support for Trump Tax Agenda

The administration’s tax proposals enjoy strong public support across multiple provisions.

Ending Taxes on Tips

69% support (43% strongly, 26% somewhat), 21% oppose

Ending Taxes on Overtime

69% support (42% strongly, 27% somewhat), 21% oppose

Extending 2017 Tax Rates

51% support (23% strongly, 28% somewhat), 19% oppose, 30% unsure

Increasing Child Tax Credit by $200

74% support (42% strongly, 32% somewhat), 15% oppose

Deduction for American-made Car Loans

65% support (32% strongly, 33% somewhat), 20% oppose

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Receives Majority Support

After hearing a description of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act— which extends individual income tax cuts, creates new tax exemptions for tips and overtime, increases the Child Tax Credit, repeals green energy tax credits for electric vehicles, establishes government-funded savings accounts for newborns, and allocates $150 billion for border security—54% of voters support the bill (28% strongly, 26% somewhat), while 33% oppose (14% somewhat, 19% strongly).

Tax savings resonate with voters: 64% say savings of $1,000-$4,000 per year would make a meaningful difference in their household finances (32% very meaningful, 32% somewhat meaningful). Only 26% say it would make little or no difference.

Voters Prefer Fiscal Restraint in Reconciliation

By a 52% to 35% margin, voters say budget reconciliation should focus on reducing inflation rather than expanding government programs. This preference for fiscal restraint extends to specific policies:

58% support rolling back unused or wasteful federal spending through reconciliation
76% support extending tax relief for working families as long as it doesn’t increase the deficit
51% prefer fewer government services and lower taxes, compared to just 30% who prefer more services and higher taxes

Strong Support for Medicaid Work Requirements

63% of voters support requiring able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work or volunteer in order to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits (33% strongly, 30% somewhat). Only 26% oppose.