According to a survey in the U.S. conducted in October 2020, a large majority of adults opposed overturning the Affordable Care Act's (Obamacare's) protection for people with pre-existing conditions, even among republican voters. This is not unexpected as the same survey showed that nearly half of U.S. adults said they and/or someone else in their household had a serious health condition such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, or diabetes. This statistic presents the public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation.
Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation
Characteristic
Yes, overturn
No, do not overturn
Total voters
15%
80%
Democratic voters
6%
93%
Independent voters
14%
81%
Republican voters
24%
67%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Original question: "Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn the protections for people with pre-existing conditions established by the 2010 health care law (READ IF NECESSARY: Known commonly as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare), or not?"
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 2, 2020). Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation." Chart. November 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Public Support and Opposition for Overturning The Affordable Care Act's (Aca's) Protections for People with Pre-existing Conditions in The U.S. in 2020, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Public support and opposition for overturning the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) protections for people with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. in 2020, by party affiliation [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280518/public-opinion-overturning-aca-s-pre-existing-condition-protection/
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