Support for Policies Related to Public Health Among U.S. Adults

Preliminary Data from a Nationally Representative Survey Fielded After the 2024 Presidential Election 

A new national public opinion study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and supported by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative found broad public support for a range of public health policies after the 2024 presidential election. The researchers surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,236 U.S. adults aged 18 and older using the NORC AmeriSpeak Omnibus online panel. Data were collected from November 21 to 25, 2024, to assess opinions on public health following the election, including support for various policies and the top issues that mattered to voters during the 2024 presidential election.

Key Preliminary Findings Indicate Strong Support for Public Health Strategies Among U.S. Adults

• A large majority of adults support public health strategies across a range of issues including access to health care for veterans, safer roads, and clean air and water.
• Over 80% of adults support programs that provide low-income individuals with access to safe and nutritious food or ensure school meals meet nutrition standards to help reduce childhood obesity.
• Support for policies designed to keep people safe in their homes and communities are also popular. 77% of adults support providing a legal way to temporarily remove guns from people who are behaving dangerously and are at risk of being violent.
• There is much less support (25% or fewer of U.S. adults) for policies not supported by evidence of public health benefits, including permitting access to raw milk, removing pollution controls on U.S. businesses, or removing school vaccination requirements for children.

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