PoliticsOct 1, 2024
Public Perception of Harris and Trump Policies 🇺🇸
What We’re Showing
This graphic shows public perceptions of Harris' and Trump's economic policies, based on surveys from YouGov.
Key Takeaways
- Today, 68% of Americans believe that Kamala Harris will raise taxes on corporations, aligning with her proposed policies of raising the corporate tax to 28%, up from 21%.
- In contrast, 56% of Americans think that Donald Trump will lower corporate taxes, which also mirrors his plan to drop them to 15%.
- When it comes to the federal minimum wage, the majority of Americans believe Harris will raise the benchmark, which tracks with her proposed policies.
- More than half of Americans think that Trump will deregulate industries, matching recent plans to cut 10 regulations for every new one added if elected to a second term.
Dataset
Topic | Candidate | Raise | Unchanged/unsure | Lower |
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Taxes on the wealthy | Kamala Harris | 70% | 23% | 7% |
Donald Trump | 15% | 32% | 52% | |
Taxes on corporations | Kamala Harris | 68% | 24% | 7% |
Donald Trump | 13% | 31% | 56% | |
The minimum wage | Kamala Harris | 68% | 27% | 4% |
Donald Trump | 18% | 66% | 17% | |
Worker protections | Kamala Harris | 54% | 34% | 11% |
Donald Trump | 26% | 40% | 34% | |
Government spending | Kamala Harris | 49% | 37% | 14% |
Donald Trump | 23% | 28% | 48% | |
Government regulation | Kamala Harris | 49% | 41% | 9% |
Donald Trump | 18% | 31% | 52% | |
Taxes on the middle class | Kamala Harris | 29% | 32% | 40% |
Donald Trump | 32% | 32% | 37% | |
Tariffs on foreign imports | Kamala Harris | 17% | 63% | 20% |
Donald Trump | 66% | 27% | 7% |
Data sources
Survey conducted online among 2,267 U.S. adult citizens from September 9-12, 2024.
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