Americans Oppose Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Overwhelmingly Rejecting Medicaid Cuts and Large National Debt Increase

A recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds that a plurality of Americans (42%) oppose President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which aims to pass tax-and-spending legislation, with concerns about its impact on the national debt and Medicaid. The bill has been met with mixed opinions on specific provisions, with some aspects being widely unpopular. Meanwhile, many Americans are unaware of the legislation, with about two-thirds saying they have heard either little or nothing about it. Those who have heard about the bill oppose it by a roughly 2-to-1 margin, with nearly half strongly in opposition.

Key Takeaways:

• 42% of Americans oppose the bill "changing tax, spending and Medicaid policies," compared with 23% who support the bill and 34% who say they have no opinion.
• Democrats strongly oppose the bill, with about three-quarters of them against it.
• Independents oppose it 40% to 17%, while about 4 in 10 of them have no opinion.
• The Republican-controlled House narrowly passed the legislation in May, with support higher among Republicans, who voice 49% support compared with 13% opposition and 38% no opinion.
• Most people are not very aware of the legislation, with about two-thirds saying they have heard either little or nothing about it.
• Those who have heard about the bill oppose it by a roughly 2-to-1 margin, with nearly half strongly in opposition.
• Opinions on specific aspects of the bill are nuanced, ranging from very popular to very unpopular, such as:

+ 72% support increasing the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,500.

+ 65% support eliminating taxes on earnings from tips.

+ 66% broadly oppose cutting federal funding for low-income households compared with 23% who support.

+ 63% oppose spending $45 billion on migrant detention centers compared with 24% in favor.

• About 51% oppose ending tax breaks for producing solar, wind, and geothermal energy compared with 31% who support.
• 52% oppose spending roughly $50 billion to complete a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border compared with 36% in favor.

Statistics:

• 42% of Americans oppose the bill "changing tax, spending and Medicaid policies."
• Democrats oppose the bill by a 75-to-25 margin.
• Independents oppose the bill 40% to 17%.
• 49% of Republicans support the bill compared with 13% opposition.
• 72% of Americans support increasing the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,500.
• 65% support eliminating taxes on earnings from tips.
• 66% oppose cutting federal funding for low-income households.
• 63% oppose spending $45 billion on migrant detention centers.
• 51% oppose ending tax breaks for producing solar, wind, and geothermal energy.
• 52% oppose spending roughly $50 billion to complete a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
• The bill is estimated to add $3 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years, which 63% of Americans say is unacceptable.
• 47% of Republicans say a $3 trillion debt increase is unacceptable.
• 44% say it's unacceptable for about 8 million people to lose health insurance as a result of new Medicaid requirements.
• 32% say it's acceptable for about 8 million people to lose health insurance as a result of new Medicaid requirements.

Sources:

• Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted June 6-10 among 1,167 U.S. adults.
• The sample was drawn through the Ipsos KnowledgePanel, an ongoing panel of U.S. households recruited by mail using random sampling methods.
• Overall results have a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.