A survey from 2021 found that just 12 percent of Democrats were optimistic that the federal government would be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare in the United States over the next year. This graph shows the share of U.S. adults who were optimistic or pessimistic about the possibility that in the following year the federal government would be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare, as of 2021, by political affiliation.
Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation
The respondents were asked to answer the following question: "Over the next year, are you optimistic or pessimistic that the federal government will be able to enact policies to bring down the cost of healthcare?"
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Gallup, & West Health. (December 14, 2021). Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, und West Health. "Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation." Chart. December 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, West Health. (2021). Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup, and West Health. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Were Optimistic/Pessimistic That The Federal Government Will Enact Policies to Lower Healthcare Costs in The Coming Year as of 2021, by Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
Gallup & West Health, Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of U.S. adults who were optimistic/pessimistic that the federal government will enact policies to lower healthcare costs in the coming year as of 2021, by political affiliation [Graph], Gallup, & West Health, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312076/adult-optimism-on-the-reduction-of-healthcare-costs-by-political-affiliation-us/
