72 percent of Americans support new coronavirus relief law: poll

Seventy-two percent of registered voters approve of the new coronavirus relief package that was signed into law last week, a high level of support as the Biden administration rolls out a public relations blitz to tout the legislation.

Forty-eight percent of voters “strongly” support the law, while another 24 percent “somewhat” support it, according to a new Politico-Morning Consult poll released Wednesday. Only 11 percent oppose it “strongly,” and 9 percent “somewhat” oppose it.

Support for the law is divided along party lines. An overwhelming 95 percent of Democrats back the legislation, compared with 69 percent of independents. Forty-four percent of Republicans support the law, while 48 percent oppose it. 

Politico-Morning Consult polls have surveyed support for the legislation in the past. However, previous poll questions described the details of the law, while Wednesday’s survey is the first to explicitly ask about “the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that President Biden signed into law.” 

The new poll also began interviewing subjects the day after Biden signed the bill into law Thursday. 

The survey’s results indicate support for the law is high as President Biden, Vice President Harris and other administration officials travel across the country to tout the new law on their “Help Is Here” tour. The president kicked off the campaign Tuesday when he toured Smith Flooring in Chester, Pa.

Republicans have worked to diminish support for the law by citing its $1.9 trillion price tag and provisions they say are unrelated to the pandemic, though those efforts have done little to dull support for it in polls. 

The poll surveyed 1,993 registered voters from March 12 to 15 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.