Polls show Americans largely oppose Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ but are more split on Medicaid, immigration specifics

Trump has said he believes Americans support the bill as what he campaigned on.

As the “One Big Beautiful Bill” tax and policy bill championed by President Donald Trump winds its way through votes in Congress, polling taken across the past month shows Americans largely disapprove – but are more split when it comes to their views on some of its provisions.

Trump has emphasized that he believes Americans support his bill as emblematic of the agenda he campaigned on. He told reporters at a promotional event on Thursday, “Almost every major promise made in the 2024 campaign already will have become a promise kept. That’s very important.”

A wide-ranging Quinnipiac University poll published on Thursday that was taken in late June found that a small majority of registered voters oppose the bill, but are more split on a provision that would create new requirements to be insured through Medicaid.

Fifty-five percent of voters said that they oppose the bill, while 29% said they support it and 16% were unsure. Among Republicans, 67% said they support the act while a larger 87% of Democrats oppose it.

The bill would impose new work requirements on able-bodied Medicaid recipients who don’t have dependents. Asked about how they feel about the Medicaid provisions, voters were largely split – 47% of registered voters said they support them and 46% said they oppose them, effectively a dead heat.

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