A new survey from the University of Maryland's School for Public Policy shows there are several policy positions Democratic and Republican voters in swing states, including Michigan, agree on.
The Swing Six Issue Surveys of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation found a majority of Michigan voters agree on several issues. They also polled voters in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The cost of living for families was a major point of consensus. A majority of Michigan voters polled said that the federal government should increase the Child Tax Credit to $3,600 and make it fully refundable (69% of Republicans and 83% of Democrats). There was also sizable support for providing up to $25,000 for first time home buyers (44% of Republicans and 84% of Democrats).
In this state, 78% of GOP voters and 92% of Democrats backed the federal government spending $25 billion for Universal Preschool Dr. Stephen Kull is with the University of Maryland, he is the Program for Public Consultation director. He says results like these suggest a shift in the electorate. "There may be this emergent idea now that education really starts at an earlier age than kindergarten," he said.
"There is a stronger perception that it's the government's responsibility to, in some way, try to bring down the cost of living."
The poll also found broad support for providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine (60% of Republicans, 88% of Democrats), and hiring 2,000 more Border Patrol agents (80% of Republicans, %70 of Democrats).
Respondents were in favor of international trade deal with both labor (79% of Republicans, 89% of Democrats) and environmental (70% of Republicans, 85% of Democrats) standards.
Finally, banning Congress members (74% of Republicans, 81% of Democrats), the Presidents, VPs and Supreme Court Justices (72% of Republicans, 79% of Democrats) from trading stocks was popular.
The full survey addresses issues like abortion, energy and Social Security among others.
